"Last General Li Ruolian has met Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!"
As soon as they met, Li Ruolian paid homage to her. It was obvious that he was very worried.
What surprised him was that Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said to him: "If it is not a meeting of the imperial court, there is no need to be so polite. Li Qing should be fine!"
This attitude was something Li Ruolian never expected.
You know, on ordinary days, he has no real power at all in the Jinyiwei Yamen.
Because those who have power are all Luo Yangxing's confidants. And he and Luo Yangxing cannot piss in the same pot.
He still felt uneasy, but there was already a little more surprise and expectation, but he couldn't understand why Emperor Chongzhen had such a good attitude towards him?
Li Ruolian believes that pie will not fall from the sky for no reason!
So what was it that made the emperor treat him so favorably?
Unable to understand, he was naturally very cautious!
Emperor Chongzhen looked at him. After all, he had been the emperor for so many years and could tell what Li Ruolian was thinking. He stopped smiling and asked, "What kind of factory guard does Li Qing think is a qualified factory guard?"
When Li Ruolian heard this, he was a little surprised and couldn't help but look up at Emperor Chongzhen.
He is not stupid. Emperor Chongzhen recruited him with a good attitude and asked such a question, which means that there is a big opportunity in front of him!
However, Li Ruolian also knew very well that if he could not satisfy the emperor, there would be no big opportunity.
As his mind raced, the first thing he thought of was naturally Luo Yangxing, the former commander of the Jinyiwei who had just been arrested.
Thinking about it this way, he probably had an idea in his mind. As long as he followed the way of cultivating one's nature, he should be almost there.
Therefore, Li Ruolian quickly made an impassioned speech: "General, I believe that the factory guards should be His Majesty's eyes and ears. I should report to Your Majesty everything that happens outside. The only thing I keep in my heart is Your Majesty!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was quite satisfied with this answer. Then he thought that according to Liu Weichao, Li Ruolian died in battle when thieves entered the capital.
So, he smiled again, nodded and said: "If Luo Yangxing could know Li Qing as well as him, why would I let Xichang take him down? I really wasted my trust in him and promoted him beyond the level.
He is ungrateful!"
After hearing this, Li Ruolian did not dare to speak. He just lowered his head and listened to Emperor Chongzhen's lecture.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at him, and after being silent for a while, he suddenly said: "In the future, can you keep an eye on the Jin Yiwei for me?"
It is indeed a big opportunity!
Li Ruolian was overjoyed and quickly showed it. He immediately knelt down on one knee and recited: "I will definitely live up to your majesty's trust. The Jin Yiwei in the future will definitely not be the Jin Yiwei before!"
"Okay, okay, okay!" Emperor Chongzhen nodded happily, and then said, "So, you have three things to do now!"
"Please give me your Majesty's decree!" Li Ruolian raised her chest and clasped her fists, met his gaze, and said firmly.
Emperor Chongzhen looked into his eyes and immediately ordered: "First, rectify the Jin Yiwei, don't let the East Factory and West Factory compete with each other!"
"I will obey your orders!" Li Ruolian immediately agreed vigorously and forcefully.
"Second, during this period, Jinyiwei is accepting prisoners from the West Factory to verify their crimes. May the West Factory send people to observe and report the results to me!"
Hearing this, Li Ruolian was a little surprised.
The emperor's request is tantamount to weakening the power of Xichang in disguise. What does this mean?
Before he could understand it, Emperor Chongzhen went on to make a third request: "Thirdly, although the court has never been guilty of words, what the government and the public are talking about mainly matters. You have to think about it and how to control it.
This thing!"
Li Ruolian was a little surprised by this request.
"For example, in order to allow the people to be vaccinated against cowpox as soon as possible and avoid the harm of smallpox, I demonstrated it in public in the Wenhua Palace." When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he felt a little angry.
I finally made up my mind and did something that I had never done before. Such a big thing, no matter what, it has to leave a mark in the history books, write a big book about it, right?
The result was good: all the civil servants were busy impeaching the West Factory, and few of them even talked about the cowpox vaccination!
This is really unreasonable!
Do they have themselves as their king and father in their hearts?
Thinking like this, his next words were filled with a little anger, "But according to the reports from the West Factory, there is very little talk about this outside. Such a thing that benefits the country and the people, seize the time to vaccinate against cowpox, it will be less
If a person has smallpox, do you think he should be informed of it as soon as possible?"
Hearing this, Li Ruolian immediately grasped the meaning of Emperor Chongzhen's words, and immediately echoed: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the general will know what to do!"
"Okay, go ahead and do it!" After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Now that the court situation is critical and time is running out, I won't leave you alone!"
When Li Ruolian heard this, he naturally left immediately.
When he was walking out, a chamberlain missed him in a hurry and reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, Zhou Yuji, the deputy general of the Yongwei Battalion, has returned to the capital with an order, and is now waiting for the order outside the Meridian Gate!"
"Hey, weren't you just sent out? Why did you come back?" Li Ruolian had sharp ears. Hearing this, he was a little curious, but just thinking about it, he quickly went to do his own thing.
Emperor Chongzhen was naturally very happy after hearing this, and immediately ordered Zhou Yuji to pay an audience.
Not long after, the chamberlain led Zhou Yuji there in a hurry.
To be honest, Zhou Yuji was actually quite puzzled. Not long after he left the capital, the emperor rushed him eight hundred miles back to the capital. He was so frightened that he thought something big had happened to the capital, so he led his troops back day and night.
As a result, before and after entering the capital, he found that everything in the capital was normal and there was nothing critical. He was a little confused.
At this time, when Zhou Yuji had just seen the ceremony, Emperor Chongzhen actually left the throne, walked quickly to him, supported him personally and said, "You have worked hard for your country, Qing Zhou!"
Liu Weichao sent him Zhou Yuji's introduction. For such a loyal military commander who served the country, especially at such a precarious time, Emperor Chongzhen was of course very emotional and cherished him.
Of course, Emperor Chongzhen was also very emotional. If it weren't for Liu Weichao, he would never have found such a good minister!
Zhou Yuji was so surprised by Emperor Chongzhen's courtesy that he couldn't help but be very moved, and quickly replied: "The general is just doing his duty faithfully!"
Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was even more pleased. Looking at the sweat on Zhou Yuji's forehead, he sighed: "If all military generals can fulfill their duties as loyally as you, will I still use the imperial edict to sin against myself?"
Hearing this, Zhou Yuji was a little frightened and quickly wanted to say something.
But before he could speak, Emperor Chongzhen took a step back and said seriously: "Zhou Yuji listens to the order!"
When Zhou Yuji heard this, he immediately knelt on one knee to wait for the order.
"You have fought for the country. Your hard work has made great achievements, and you are also loyal to the emperor and serve the country. I am very pleased. I specially confer you the title of Zhongwu Bo, and double the number of troops under your command. I appreciate it!"