Chongzhen's face glowed red, and it was obvious that he had been looking forward to Chang Yu's return to Beijing for too long.
"What you did when you came out of the capital this time was beyond my expectation and gave me a big surprise. I never thought that the civil and military officials in the court would be inferior to a little eunuch in my inner palace. I never thought that natural and man-made disasters would happen to this day.
When the Ming Dynasty is in turmoil due to internal and external troubles, the people around me in the inner palace are the ones who turn the tide. It's ridiculous that those courtiers and officials are incompetent but they can't tolerate you. It's a shame that they all just stand by and wait for the Zhu family to fall. I wish I could kill them all.
Got it!"
Chongzhen originally wanted to praise Chang Yu, but the more he spoke, the more angry he became, and even became seriously murderous. One can imagine how he was forced to do it in the court during this period, and how much pressure he was under.
"The young one is a royal servant. He deserves to be ruined by his master's brains and geography, and he deserves to be shattered to pieces for the Ming Dynasty. The young one is incompetent. He wishes he could wipe out the cancer in the world for the emperor and restore peace to the Ming Dynasty." Chang Yu stood up and bowed, with a look of sadness and anger.
"You are already very good. You are already very good. It was you who thought of a solution when the imperial treasury was running low. It was you who thought of a solution when soldiers on the border were owed wages and food. You also took the lead when the bandits besieged Taiyuan with heavy troops and fought back the bandits bravely. Chang Yu, you are too accommodating.
I'm surprised, I'm so surprised, you are really a blessing to my Ming Dynasty." Chongzhen regained his temper and started pouring honey in various ways.
Chang Yu smiled bitterly in his heart, this must be the art of imperial control.
"The emperor praises you so much, I feel so ashamed that I don't deserve it."
"You deserve it"
Chongzhen stood up shouting: "You know, in recent years, thieves have become more and more popular, and they are wreaking havoc in all directions. However, I have spent all the money from the treasury and sent soldiers from all over the country to encircle and suppress it. However, every time it was in vain, the thieves became more and more arrogant and grew stronger. Finally,
It has become a disaster. For the past few years, I have been tossing and turning all night, unable to sleep, because this heart disease is difficult to cure. But the day before yesterday, when I heard that the Taiyuan thieves had retreated, I could not sleep all night. However, I was so excited that I could not sleep because I had not heard of this for several years.
Good news!"
"It's a small fluke, and this matter is not the result of one person. The king of Jin Zhu Shenxuan, the governor of Taiyuan Cai Maode, the commander-in-chief of the Three Passes Zhou Yuji and their tens of thousands of soldiers worked together and fought bloody battles to defeat the intruders!" Chang Yu
said quickly.
Chongzhen laughed loudly when he heard this: "Very good, very good. You don't take credit or take credit. I heard that you have achieved extraordinary results in rectifying military affairs in Taiyuan and strictly enforcing military regulations. You also took the lead, went into battle to kill the enemy in person, and even went deep into the enemy camp.
Is it true that the assassination of the bandit leader Li Laiheng was real?"
"I have always hated thieves who brought harm to the country and the people, and I wanted to peel off my skin and get cramps, so when I first arrived at the battle, I acted recklessly and caused a lot of trouble for General Zhou!" Although Chang Yu's words were self-effacing, he also made it clear that, yes, he was talking about everything.
Really, I'm that awesome.
Chongzhen couldn't help but laugh again: "You have always said nothing about Zhou Yuji. It seems that the two of you are even happy to cooperate. Zhou Yuji has made three mistakes during this period, and two of them involve you being arbitrary, but the last one
But I highly praised you and was very impressed. It is said that the intruders besieged Taiyuan with heavy troops the day before yesterday. They almost broke the city when they were embarrassed. At the critical moment, you led your troops out of the city to relieve Taiyuan and routed the bandit army.
Chang Yu, you are so bold and reckless! You are really arbitrary, but who in the government and the public has your courage?"
"I'm so ashamed of myself." Chang Yu secretly sighed in his heart, "Chongzhen, how much you love me now, it's almost enough. You hold me up so high, but if you pull your hand later, you will kill me."
"You don't have to be so self-effacing. Wang Chengyin, Cai Maode, and Zhou Yuji all sent memorials to Beijing, in which they all mentioned you without saying a word. Although they said a few words, they all had a fair evaluation of you. Even Wei Jingyuan of Datong actually said that
I appreciate it very much, otherwise how can I safely leave the affairs of the Taiyuan Governor to you!" A sneer flashed across Chongzhen's lips but was caught by Chang Yu.
Chang Yu was suddenly promoted quickly and became both the Admiral of Dongchang and the Governor of Taiyuan. It seemed that he was extremely favored by Chongzhen, which made outsiders question him. In fact, Chang Yu himself knew the inside story best. Chongzhen's move
It's just a desperate move. To put it bluntly, it's gambling.
He could not trust the ministers in the court, so he could only rely on the eunuchs in the inner palace.
Chang Yu had the ability to make money, and Chongzhen knew that he was loyal to the royal family. As a knife, it was the best, but the governor of Taiyuan was just gambling. Of course, the biggest concern was to find someone to take the blame.
Regardless of being a swordsman or taking the blame, Chang Yu has a bright mind and is willing to do so, so he knows that although he seems to be doting on him, in fact, Chongzhen is not careful about him. Wu Mengming, Fang San, and even Qin Xing and other stalls in Dongchang are not under surveillance
He believed that at least a number of secret messages about what he did every day were sent to the Chongzhen case, and the memorials of those officials also recorded his actions in detail.
"I heard that when you were in Taiyuan, you always went into battle to kill the enemy in person. You fought with almost all the thieves' leaders under the intruders' command. You beheaded and captured several of the thieves' leaders, and you were also seriously injured in several places. The most serious one was that you were shot in the calf.
Is it true?" Chongzhen asked suddenly.
Chang Yu bowed: "A few minor injuries are not worthy of His Majesty's concern. Even the youngest person who captured the leader of the thief alive would not dare to take the credit. That was Tu Yuan of Tengxiang Guard..." As Chang Yu was speaking, he suddenly saw Chongzhen getting up and walking straight to
He stepped forward and said, "Let me see your injury. One day, all the trash in the court will come and see what a hero my official is!"
"Your Majesty, I have some minor injuries..." Chang Yu said quickly.
"Show me." Chongzhen raised his eyebrows and spoke firmly.
Zhu Cihong and Wang Chengen next to them had solemn expressions, and Chang Yu suddenly felt that the air was a little solemn.
"Your Majesty..." Chang Yu wanted to say something more, but when he saw Chongzhen's expression was strange, he stopped talking and reached out to undress.
Chang Yu walked in armor all the way, and did not take off his armor until he met the prince ten miles away. He only wore cotton clothes. At this time, he took off his coat in threes and twos, and then unbuttoned his underwear. A body of strong muscles was immediately displayed in front of everyone. Wang Chenen couldn't even bear it.
He swallowed hard.
But Chongzhen's face turned dark instantly, and he took a few steps back and pointed at Chang Yu with a look of grief and anger: "You, you, even you lied to me, I didn't expect that you are also a clever talker, this, this
Who else in the world can be trusted!"
"Your Majesty, I have never done anything to deceive you!"
"Shut up, you damn slave." Chongzhen shouted sternly: "Wu Mengming, Cai Maode, Zhou Yuji, etc., all of them said that you charged into the bloody battlefield, but why are there any scars on your body? What a factory supervisor, what a good method.
Ah, to be able to make them all willing to work for you, it's ridiculous that I..." Chongzhen said, covering his chest, coughing loudly, and was so angry that he was speechless.
It seemed that he was really heartbroken. Wang Chengen quickly went to help him: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down."
Zhu Cixiang clenched his teeth and his eyes were sad: "Often..."
"Your Majesty, please explain."
When Chang Yu saw this, he knew that something big would happen if he kept hiding it!
Then he knelt down with a bang and said: "Your Majesty, my loyalty to the Ming Dynasty and the royal family is nothing more than talking nonsense. I have never thought about taking credit or taking credit. I just want to go to Qingning tomorrow. I have no selfish intentions."
I have selfless thoughts, and all my colleagues have spoken well of me. Although I feel guilty, I will never let them bear the stigma! I want to prove that they are not deceiving the emperor with their words."
"How else do you prove it! How do you prove that you are not a clique and colluding with each other? I'm afraid you never expected that I would personally examine the injury." Chongzhen roared, with a look of sorrow on his face: "Chang Yu, even if you are
Just to show off, you can open a hole for me to see..."
"Your Majesty, I just want to prove it to you," Chang Yu said, glancing at the dragon case in front of him: "Eunuch, can you give me that pair of scissors?"
Weapons are prohibited in the harem, but candles in ancient times had to be cut off every once in a while because their wicks were carbonized, so scissors were kept in the room.
"What are you going to do?"
Wang Chenen's eyes widened and he couldn't help but panic. He even shouted loudly to the eunuchs outside the palace to come to his rescue immediately.
"Your Majesty, you really can't trust me? Prince, can't you trust me either?" Chang Yu looked at Chongzhen and asked Zhu Cihong sideways.
Chongzhen and the prince were shocked when they first heard that Chang Yu wanted scissors, thinking that he was going to commit murder. But then they thought about it, this guy was extremely powerful. If he wanted to commit murder, he could kill the three of them with his bare hands. Moreover, he could also do it on his own.
Why bother Wang Cheng'en when he goes to get the scissors?
After figuring out this key, he knew that Chang Yu definitely did not intend to commit murder. Chongzhen felt a little at ease and said to Wang Chen'en: "Take him."
"Your Majesty!" Wang Chengen was still worried.
"What nonsense"
Chongzhen shouted angrily!
Wang Chengen did not dare to neglect, took the scissors and went to Chang Yu: "If you want to commit murder, kill our family first!"
Chang Yu smiled slightly and said, "How can you do such a treacherous and unethical thing if you respect the loyal people of the princes and fathers and set them as role models?" He took the scissors and stabbed them into his left arm.
With a muffled groan, the scissors penetrated more than five fingers into his shoulder, and blood gushed out.
"What are you doing now?" Chongzhen was shocked. (To be continued)