Chongzhen's old face was now red from holding back, and this time, he didn't know how many times he had been complained about in his heart by his own son.
But he couldn't say it out yet, otherwise, if Lin Fan knew that he could hear his inner thoughts, he would definitely be on guard, and he would not be able to hear his inner thoughts.
"Oh! Does this name sound like a girl's name?
Compassion means having a compassionate heart. I hope you can have a compassionate heart and treat people well in the future."
Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?
Is this my name?"
Lin Fan pretended to be surprised and said.
"Shit! No way, I said this name looks like a girl's name, can't this old man give me another one?"
Lin Fan complained in his heart.
After hearing this, Chongzhen said, I won't change it for you, so you can scold me in your heart.
"Yes, I decided to find a suitable opportunity to make your identity public, so that you can become the new crown prince."
Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, you must not do this before I have accomplished a great feat."
Lin Fan said hurriedly.
"Isn't this old guy Chongzhen stupid? The prince is missing now and he has not been found yet. Why don't you announce my identity directly? Doesn't this tell the world that the prince was secretly killed by me?"
"But I didn't do anything. When I rushed into the city of Xi'an, I found Luo Yangxing who was severely wounded. I didn't see Zhu Cihong at all."
Lin Fan thought in his heart.
After hearing this, Chongzhen felt relieved. It seemed that the disappearance of the prince was not a fratricide. At least he could accept this result.
Thinking of this, Chongzhen had to face up to a problem, that is, if Lin Fan's identity is announced now, the harem will definitely explode, and Empress Zhou will not give up.
"Okay, I'll wait until you have accomplished extraordinary feats."
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Lin Fan said.
"kindness?
What does this old guy Chongzhen mean? He actually listened to me when I tried to persuade him. It seems that his intention to make me the prince is not pure. Maybe he is trying to trick me. It seems that I need to improve my strength quickly.
When the time comes, we will force this old man to abdicate."
Lin Fan thought in his heart.
Forehead……
Chongzhen's fists clenched in an instant. It's wrong for me to announce your identity. If you don't, you'll miss me so much in your heart!
"Ahem! Fan'er, I've given you all the money of the Ming Dynasty this time. These two million taels of silver, do you really want to buy them all as food?"
Chongzhen asked in a deep voice.
"Reporting to your majesty, all these 20 million taels of silver will naturally be used to buy food. There are many benefits to buying food. First, it allows the court to have more bargaining chips!"
"With food, we can recruit soldiers, and the people in our city can be stable!"
"Moreover, I have increased the price to buy grain and brought together grain from Shandong, Henan and other places. It will only take two or three days, but Nanjing will be in a hurry!"
"At that time, I will take the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry with me and bring food to kill the officials in these two places. The officials in Nanjing will confiscate their homes if they can, but they will do so if they can't!"
"In this way, control of Henan, Shandong and other places will return to His Majesty's hands again, especially Shandong and Henan, which are major grain-producing provinces and also the most densely populated areas!"
"Spring is about to begin. As long as we can hold on for another six months, everything will be stable."
Lin Fan said truthfully.
hiss!
When Chongzhen heard what Lin Fan said, he couldn't help but gasped. He didn't expect that Lin Fan wanted the money to take back control of Shandong and Henan!
You know, the control over Shandong, Henan, and Nanjing is actually not in your own hands now, because there is still a complete official system in Nanjing.
However, the official system there was a backup system for the Ming Dynasty. Now that the Ming Dynasty was being defeated by Li Zicheng, Nanjing had long been prepared to take over the Ming Dynasty at any time.
Moreover, the officials there seemed to have different intentions. Although they did not rebel openly, they had secretly violated their orders.
"The people of Henan, Shandong, and Nanjing are also the people of our Ming Dynasty. If you do this, will it also cause harm to them?"
Chongzhen asked in a deep voice.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will fight quickly and I will never let the people in these two places starve to death in large numbers."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"You still have the nerve to care about the people of these three places?
It's enough that you've tricked people, but you, your idiot, have temporarily troubled our people for a year, and the people want to kick you to death a hundred times!"
"However, Nanjing is the home base of the Donglin Party, and Zhu Cunlan is there, with a few hundred thousand troops. If I ride over with tigers and leopards to search those officials, I'm afraid I will be greatly hindered.
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"No, this force still needs to be expanded. I will send a letter to Zhang Liang soon, asking her to recruit another 200,000 infantry for me outside the trapped camp."
Lin Fan thought in his heart.
Forehead……
Chongzhen doesn’t want to talk now, but you still want to recruit 200,000 infantrymen!
However, if Nanjing can be completely recovered, there will be at least twelve provinces on our side that are in the Ming Dynasty, and they are all places rich in products.
As long as he holds on firmly and with Zhang Xianzhong consuming Jiannu, it won't be a problem for Lin Fan to turn defeat into victory against Li Zicheng!
"This is best, as long as it doesn't cause the death of a large number of people. You have to do this quickly. If there are any obstacles, you can tell me."
Emperor Chongzhen said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. There will be no obstacles on my side. I am coming back this time just to transport food. If nothing happens, I will go back to Xi'an first."
Lin Fan said.
"Fan'er, you just came back. If you go back so soon, the officials in the DPRK will probably make a fuss about this matter again. Please stay in the city for a few days!"
Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
In fact, he himself was a little scared. He was worried that one day Zhang Xianzhong would come back and he was even more worried that one day the city of Beijing would be breached. Only by keeping Lin Fan here would everything be stable.
"Since it is His Majesty's will, I will obey it!"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
He gave Chongzhen a piece of silver and thought to himself, do I still know about your little ninety-nine?
Don't you just want to wait for Li Jiantai to recruit tens of thousands of soldiers before letting me go?
It just so happens that I haven't been to the arsenal for a while. I want to see if there is any progress there or if the level has been improved.
"Okay, you go and do your business. The tiger and leopard are standing outside the palace gate. If it lasts for a long time, it may cause panic among the court officials."