The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 154 Sending the Imperial Concubine as a God of Plague

There was Zhang Yan in Jiangnan, Li Dakai and nearly [-] troops, so Hong Niangzi didn't delay too much. After explaining everything, she led the [-] troops and set off back to the capital.

The reason why it is necessary to bring an army of 10,000 is because there are 20+ farmers spinning and weaving, as well as nearly tens of millions of taels of silver, a large amount of jewelry, 200 catties of salt, and [-] million stones of grain.

The army and the young and strong people traveled by land, and the old and weak women and children took gold, silver, treasures, food and salt by boat through the canal.

After the team turned into the canal from the mouth of the Yangtze River, it was mighty and magnificent, with tens of thousands of ships of all sizes, stretching for dozens of miles whether by water or land.

This scene made the gentry and landlords along the way itchy with hatred.

So almost as soon as the team left Xuzhou, the whole Jiangnan began to beat gongs and drums from north to south, cheering and celebrating.

Almost all the gentry and landlords set off firecrackers, as if to send off the plague god. This will kill the red lady who has gone to Shandong, and almost loses her breath before going back.

Originally, Hong Niangzi planned to return to Beijing with the team, but after receiving Zhu Cihong's urging order, she had to lead dozens of riders back first.

Even so, it was already November when they arrived in the capital.

"My concubine sees Your Majesty!"

Seeing that the little emperor came to pick her up at the gate of the city in person, the red lady immediately turned over and jumped off the horse, and knelt down on the ground, her eyes were red, and two tears couldn't be held back, and fell down.

"My concubine, get up quickly, let me have a good look..."

Zhu Cihong hurriedly helped her up, feeling a little excited after not seeing her for more than a year, he looked her up and down carefully.

"Hehe, Concubine Ai is even more attractive than before. It seems that the water rice in the south of the Yangtze River is really nourishing people!"

"Your Majesty has also grown a lot taller." Hong Niangzi also couldn't help saying, her eyes were full of tenderness and love.

"Aifei, you have worked hard this time, let's go, let's go back to the palace first..."

It's not easy to talk about the pain of lovesickness in public, so Zhu Cihong took her hand and put it on Long Yu.

Seeing the emperor and the noble concubine being so close, the people onlookers were dumbfounded, and the civil servants who came to welcome them were even more worried.

They thought that His Majesty would definitely reprimand the red lady severely, and even put her directly in the cold palace.

After all, the dirty work has already been done. In order to appease the literati in the world, this kind of work of killing donkeys is what the emperors of all dynasties like to do most and what they are best at.

But in the end, they felt as if they had fallen into an icehouse, and their hearts were chilled.

In fact, Hong Niangzi was also a little worried.

What she was worried about was not that Zhu Cihong would put her in the cold palace and lose her freedom ever since.

Instead, he was worried that he would not be able to personally avenge Xianggong, so after he got on Long Yu, he asked a little nervously: "Your Majesty, can you wait for the concubine to kill the intruder, and then your majesty will deal with the concubine? No matter what time your majesty wants to send the concubine Whether thrown into the cold palace or given to death, the courtiers and concubines have no complaints or regrets."

"Don't think too much about my beloved concubine. How can I be the kind of foolish king who can't hide everything? I can't even dote on my concubine. I wish I could stay by my side every day. How can I be willing to put my concubine in limbo?"

Zhu Cihong couldn't help laughing because of her appearance, and quickly hugged her into his arms to comfort her.

"But Your Majesty, almost all the literati and gentry in Jiangnan hate their concubines to the bone, and their reputation has been ruined. If Your Majesty does not deal with them, how will you appease the hearts of the world in the future?"

The red lady rested her head on his chest, wrapped her arms around his waist tightly, and said leisurely.

In fact, she also understands that after the world is peaceful in the future, it is the best way for His Majesty to kill her.

"Aifei knows this, so why is she willing to do things that offend the world?"

"The concubine comes from a humble background, yet she can be loved and trusted by His Majesty so much, not to mention being thrown into the cold palace in the end, even if her body is smashed to pieces and her body will be stigmatized forever, the concubine is willing to do so.

I only hope that His Majesty will benefit the people of the world in the future, so that they will not suffer any more, and the ministers and concubines will have no complaints or regrets. "

"Don't worry about my beloved concubine. I swear to heaven that I will never betray my beloved concubine in this life. Not only will I not dispose of my beloved concubine, but I will also make my concubine a queen, and my mother will honor the world. I canonize our emperor's son as a prince, so that those gentry and literati Live in the shadow of Aifei forever."

"His Majesty…"

Seeing his seriousness, the red lady shuddered all over, raised her head and stared at him dazedly, choked with sobs, unable to speak for a moment.

"Okay, love concubine, don't think too much. The reason why I called you back this time is because Jiangnan has almost stolen the house. Next, it's my turn to play in person, ha ha!"

Holding her head in his hands, Zhu Cihong kissed her fiercely on the face a few times, and then he couldn't stop laughing badly.

If the gentry and literati in the south of the Yangtze River saw this appearance, they would have to be frightened to death. I am afraid that they would directly rebel even at the risk of ransacking their families.

"Does Your Majesty really want to go to Jiangnan in person?"

The red lady was a little surprised. She thought that His Majesty was just talking at the beginning. After all, there is still a big enemy in the north, and the northwest is still occupied by intruders.

"That's right, I just took advantage of this opportunity to carry out drastic reforms in Jiangnan. I believe that after Aifei's tossing around, the reforms should be much easier!
After all, there is no harm if there is no comparison. Compared with concubines who ransacked the house, murdered people and distributed them, my policies are much gentler, haha! "

After Zhu Cihong finished speaking, he couldn't help but burst out laughing again, hugging her in his arms and caressing and kissing her again.

He knew that Hong Niangzi would lead the army to fight, and she would definitely be good at killing people and ransacking houses, but it was really difficult for her to reform the law and govern the government.

And Zhang Yan was too merciful, so he had to go in person, and then called Hong Niangzi back to sit in the north.

After all, after he left, although Empress Zhou could handle the government affairs and Liu Xinlan could also assist her, the two of them absolutely couldn't do it in the military affairs.

In addition to him, Hong Niangzi can balance the commanders-in-chief of each town and the commanders of each army, so that they dare not have two hearts, and it also allows him to go south to reform with peace of mind.

"Your Majesty, there is no shortage of money and food now, why don't you clean up the intruders and the Eight Great Kings, and your Majesty go to Nanjing to reform?" Hong Niangzi tried to say.

"Why, is Aifei still thinking about Li Yan?"

Seeing that she never forgot to avenge Li Yan, Zhu Cihong also felt a little unhappy.

"Your Majesty, don't get me wrong. The concubine just wants to avenge him earlier, so that the relationship between husband and wife can be reconciled. From now on, I will serve Your Majesty wholeheartedly as a concubine."

The red lady quickly explained.

For more than a year, she has been living in guilt.

"My concubine loves so much, but I'm being stingy, alas! Originally, I was supposed to fulfill my concubine, but the last parade made me discover that there are actually many problems in each army. If they are not resolved as soon as possible, sooner or later they will Suffer a big loss.

So I plan to let my concubine stay in Beijing to continue to command the five armies and be in charge of military training. I will go to the south of the Yangtze River to reform. After a year, I will really have enough soldiers and food, and the national strength will also increase greatly. I can finish fighting the rebels. If we take advantage of the situation to destroy Jiannu, even if we fight every year in the future, the people will not suffer any more. "

(End of this chapter)