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Chapter 477 Li Chaosheng dares to despise me

Chongzhen vented all his emotions, and finally regained his composure. Looking at the tearful Queen Zhou, he didn't say anything. Instead, he looked sharply at the maid standing there, his brows were full of murderous intent.

They heard the calculations in their hearts, and they saw their fragile side as emperors. Is it necessary for them to exist?

Chongzhen moved to kill, but soon Chongzhen sighed, that's all, the two maids are just children of poor families, why make things difficult for them, thinking of this, Chongzhen winked at Queen Zhou and said: "Take care of them, don't let them Tell me what happened today."

"Yes."

Empress Zhou responded, and then said to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, are you hungry, do you want something to eat?"

After hearing this, Chongzhen nodded and said, "En."

Soon Empress Zhou waved her hand and said, "Today is the concubine cooking in person. You should try it. By the way, there is also a fresh dish that Eunuch Cao brought back from Lantian today. It is called chili. It is unique to fry meat with this thing." Fan flavor."

"Well, Cao Huachun is back."

At this time, Chongzhen looked at Queen Zhou and asked, Queen Zhou said: "I'm back, I'm waiting in the palace. I think His Majesty will call him after dinner."

After hearing this, Chongzhen waved his hands and said, "Let him in quickly, let's chat while eating."

After Chongzhen finished speaking, Wang Chengen, who was waiting on the side, immediately went to call Cao Huachun. At this time, Empress Zhou served Chongzhen a bowl of rice. Chongzhen saw the green chili fried meat on the table. Chongzhen picked up a chopstick and put it in his mouth. .

"Ok?"

After chewing for a few times, she was immediately attracted by the crispy and spicy taste, and couldn't help but ate a few more chopsticks. Seeing that Chongzhen was eating happily, Queen Zhou smiled and said, "If your Majesty likes to eat, eat more."

Chongzhen smiled, took a bite of his rice, pushed the chili fried pork forward and said, "When Cihong is still growing, take this to him. He hasn't eaten meat for several days."

Queen Zhou said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be like this. Cihong also has meat to eat. Eunuch Cao brought a lot of good things when he came back this time. Princess Changyu of Lantian specially sent twenty big fat pigs to his concubine, and Some Lantian specialties are enough for us to eat in the palace for a while."

"Princess Changyu."

Hearing this name, Chongzhen's face was not very good-looking. Regardless of the patriarchal clan, King Qin married his daughter to Li Chaosheng, a power faction, which was already a provocation to the imperial power. Come on, it's almost the same as the rebel.

Even Chongzhen's dissatisfaction with them has surpassed that of Li Chaosheng himself. The old Zhu's family still has a deep grudge against the royal family. The root cause of this is Zhu Di's Jingnan. The result was a division within the royal family, and the royal family was extremely afraid of the vassal king.

The fear of them even exceeds that of the rebel forces in the Ming Dynasty.

Empress Zhou saw that Chongzhen's face was not right, and just about to say something to comfort her, Cao Huachun quickly walked in from outside the hall, then knelt on the ground and said: "This old servant has seen Your Majesty."

Cao Huachun knelt down to salute, Chongzhen looked at Cao Huachun and said: "This mission to Lantian can be rewarding."

"Report to Your Majesty, this old servant has gained a lot from this trip."

"Oh."

Chongzhen looked at Cao Huachun after hearing this, and Cao Huachun said: "Your Majesty, the biggest gain of this old slave from Lantian is that the one hundred thousand dan of grain brought back from Lantian can solve your majesty's urgent needs."

"Food, one hundred thousand tons!"

Chongzhen stood up excitedly after hearing this, and Cao Huachun knelt down and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, I heard about the establishment of slaves in Lantian, so I went to Li Chaosheng. Hearing this, Li Chaosheng took the initiative to offer ten grains to His Majesty." Thousands of burdens, to relieve His Majesty's urgent needs."

"Good, good, good."

After hearing this, Chongzhen said three good words excitedly, then looked at Cao Huachun and said: "Okay, Cao Huachun, you have made a great contribution this time, and you should be rewarded."

Cao Huachun immediately said: "This old slave dare not take credit."

Chongzhen didn't care when he heard the words, but devoted himself to the [-] dans of grain. With this grain, the expenses for the deployment of these general soldiers would be paid, so it could be considered as a solution to his urgent needs, loyal minister Li Chaosheng!

Chongzhen was very moved. After a while of self-digestion, he slowly sat back on his seat, looked at Cao Huachun and said, "Cao Daban."

At this time, Chongzhen's address changed, and he became the more intimate Cao Daban. Cao Huachun responded at this time: "Your Majesty."

"You are here in Lantian, what do you think of Lantian?"

Cao Huachun hesitated after hearing this, and Chongzhen said, "Say what you have, don't hide it."

After hearing this, Cao Huachun said: "Your Majesty, Lantian is a demon country. The wealth there has surpassed that of the capital city and is no less than that of the south of the Yangtze River. The people live and work in peace and contentment. There are no beggars begging everywhere. The law and order there is very good. There are no robbers on the street, women can also go to the street, and it is very safe to go to the street at night, it is the safest and richest place I have ever seen, I am afraid that even..."

"Afraid of what?"

Chongzhen said angrily, Cao Huachun said: "I'm afraid even the capital is not as good as Lantian."

After hearing this, Chongzhen's expression gradually turned ugly: "Lantian is so rich."

Cao Huachun didn't answer, Chongzhen looked at Cao Huachun and said, "Since Lantian is so rich, why do you call it a demon country?"

After hearing this, Cao Huachun said: "There is no doubt that there is a demon country, because the people there have already begun to stop calling themselves Daming people. When they talk, they call themselves Lantian people and call the outsiders Daming people. It is obvious that they have Don’t admit that you are from Daming anymore.”

"It doesn't make sense."

After hearing this, Chongzhen slapped his palm on the table angrily, and stood up: "Reverse, reverse."

He muttered the wrong way around, and waved his hands immediately: "Send me troops to take down Lantian, I want to see Li Chaosheng's head."

Chongzhen roared angrily, but no one responded, because Chongzhen's request was unreasonable, they couldn't do it at all, not to mention them, even Chongzhen himself couldn't do it.

Chongzhen looked at Cao Huachun who was kneeling on the ground and knew that no matter how angry he was, it was nothing but incompetent rage. Thinking of Chongzhen sitting down, he said, "Have you met Li Chaosheng?"

Cao Huachun said: "Have you seen it?"

"What kind of person is he?"

Cao Huachun pondered for a while and said, "Xiaoxiong."

Chongzhen gritted his teeth and said, "Cao Cao?"

Cao Huachun shook his head and said: "The old slave tried him and asked him if he would like to be Huo Guang of the Han Dynasty and Cao Cao of the Wei Dynasty to assist His Majesty, but he refused."

"Hmph, he is indeed a traitor, a disloyal and unrighteous person."

Chongzhen snorted coldly, Cao Huachun hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, Li Chaosheng asked the old slave to bring you a sentence."

"Oh, what are you talking about?"

Chongzhen frowned and looked at Cao Huachun, Cao Huachun heard the words and said: "He said, he said..."

Cao Huachun hesitated, and when Chongzhen saw this, he said angrily: "What did he say, you say it."

Cao Huachun knelt down and said: "He said that His Majesty will not die, and Lan Tian will not turn back."

Cao Huachun thought that Chongzhen would be very angry after hearing this, but this time Cao Huachun actually miscalculated, Chongzhen was silent, sitting on the table without saying a word, and Empress Zhou felt terrified when she looked at the silent Chongzhen.

Cao Huachun also lowered his head at this time, not daring to look up at Chongzhen, his heart was pounding, don't look at Cao Huachun as the famous and famous Eunuch Cao, Dongchangchanggong, and powerful.

In fact, he is a dog raised by the emperor. The eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty are different from the eunuchs of the Qin Dynasty and the eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty. After Zhu Yuanzhang's strict control, these eunuchs have lost the possibility of usurping the country. imperial power.

The eunuch's rights are actually an extension of the imperial power. At the beginning, Wei Zhongxian, the great eunuch, was so arrogant and powerful. Either directly rely on Wei Zhongxian to be someone's godson, or tell the old man to return to his hometown if he wants to show face, and dare not confront Wei Zhongxian head-on.

Wei Zhongxian was so arrogant. As a result, after Chongzhen came to power, Wei Zhongxian could hand over power obediently with a single edict, and finally hanged himself.

It can be seen from this that the eunuch's rights come with the emperor.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty could not take down a single person, but the emperor could capture a powerful eunuch with his hands with one word. This is the prestige of an emperor.

So when Chongzhen's face turned black, Cao Huachun immediately became honest, and he didn't dare to say a word of nonsense, and he knelt on the ground honestly, waiting for Chongzhen's reaction.

"Hahaha……"

Unexpectedly, the imaginary rage did not appear, and Chongzhen did not throw things in anger. On the contrary, Chongzhen laughed. doing what?
After Chongzhen laughed, he turned his head to look at Cao Huachun and said, "Hahaha... Li Chaosheng really said that?"

After hearing this, Cao Huachun said: "Your Majesty, don't be angry. Li Chaosheng is a traitor. One day our Ming army will break through Lantian and capture Li Chaosheng alive before His Majesty's frame. Let Your Majesty kill him."

After hearing this, Chongzhen laughed and said: "Hahaha... I'm not angry, I just feel sad. In the 260 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been great heroes like Taizu and Chengzu, and there have been wise monarchs like Renzong and Xuanzong. Thinking of my generation, even a small Lantian county magistrate dared to say that he would not contradict the emperor's death."

"And I didn't feel that there was anything wrong with saying this sentence from his mouth. What's even more ridiculous is that even at this moment, I still feel a little relieved in my heart. I will not die, and he will not turn against Li Chaosheng. Why is he like this? Arrogant, does he think that I will not be able to keep the Great Ming Dynasty passed down from my ancestors?"

Thinking of this, Chongzhen smiled and said with tears: "The Ming Dynasty, how did it fall to this point, am I really a fool?"

"His Majesty."

"My lord."

After hearing Chongzhen's words, Empress Zhou and Cao Huachun all knelt down to comfort Chongzhen, while Wang Chengen, who had been standing beside him, also knelt down slowly at this time, but did not speak.

Chongzhen looked at the kneeling Empress Zhou and Cao Huachun and said with a smile: "Haha, you don't have to be like this. But it is much better than Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, who stood up and directly rebelled against me."

"Even he is much better than those hypocrites who stand on the temple and talk about benevolence and morality. He is a real villain, and the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty are the moths of Ming Dynasty, but I can't do anything to them, alas..."

Chongzhen vented and sat down. These people in front of him are the people Chongzhen trusts the most, so he can show his true nature a little bit, and wait until the venting is over.

Chongzhen said: "Very well, no matter what Li Chaosheng thinks, but his [-] dan of grain is real, Wang Chengen, deliver the decree."

"Wei Chen is here."

Wang Chengen knelt down, and Chongzhen said: "Order Qin King's troops everywhere to immediately block the intersections where the Tatars go south, and don't let the Tartars continue to go south to harm our Ming people. As for the military rations they need to send troops, I will sow them all, and we will not delay any payment. .”

"Yes."

Wang Chengen knelt down and said, at this time Chongzhen looked at Cao Huachun and said: "Cao Daban, this batch of grain is very important, and there must be no loss, so I don't want to let the gang of moths in the court handle it. If it passes through their hands, I am afraid that there will be no more grain How much, you are responsible for this matter, you must ensure that every grain of grain is used on the army that came to King Qin, and in addition, I will order the capital to allocate another [-] dan of grain to you."

"Yes, this old servant will do his best to live up to His Majesty's entrustment."

Cao Huachun kowtowed, Chongzhen said: "Okay, get up, I still have something to discuss with you."

After hearing this, several people stood up, and Empress Zhou sat down again. At this time, Chongzhen looked at Cao Huachun and said, "The sad news came today. Sun Chengzong died in battle. You can hear it."

"The old slave heard about it."

Chongzhen nodded and said: "Jiannu crossed the Great Wall, entered the hinterland of our Central Plains, and drove straight in. This is a huge threat to us. Now the generals from all over the country lead troops to serve the king, but they are scattered. If there is no qualified commander to lead, I am afraid It is because there is not much threat to Jiannu, so the person who commands the general soldiers in various places is very important. At the beginning, the courtiers recommended Sun Chengzong. I think the old man is loyal, brave and reliable, and has combat experience. It is a pity that he died in battle now, but Jiannu is still there. The top priority now is to elect a qualified commander-in-chief."

Cao Huachun listened carefully to Chongzhen's narration, and Chongzhen said: "Now someone in the court recommends Lu Xiangsheng. I can trust this person, needless to say, for his ability. It's just that this person has a good relationship with Lantian Li Chaosheng, which makes me hesitate. Tell me, is this person available?"

As soon as Chongzhen finished speaking, Empress Zhou made her statement first: "Your Majesty, a courtier and concubine is a woman, and she doesn't understand government affairs, so she won't express her opinion."

Chongzhen didn't say anything when he heard the words, but he looked at Empress Zhou with gentler eyes, she was sensible.

Immediately following Chongzhen, he looked at Cao Huachun: "Cao Daban, I am afraid that you are the only one who can give me an answer here. Don't be shy, just speak frankly, can Lu Xiangsheng use it?"

Seeing Chongzhen staring at him, Cao Huachun pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, this old slave thinks that Lu Xiangsheng is useful!"

(End of this chapter)