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Capital, Forbidden City.

The night was getting darker, and a light rain had just stopped.

The heat in the air has been washed away by the rain. In addition, the moist air after the rain is mixed with the fragrance of grass, flowers and insects. It is deep and quiet. It is a good time to sleep in.

But in the Yangxin Hall, the lights are still brightly lit.

Emperor Chongzhen, who had just grown a light new beard, was pacing back and forth in front of the window with a gloomy and angry look on his face.

‘King of Liaonan? Li Yuanqing!’

'Li Yuanqing? King of Liaonan! Haha. Humph!'

Emperor Chongzhen really wanted to catch these people spreading the news, grab them by the collar, and ask them, did they, the bastards, ever take him, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, seriously?

The Jin Yiwei has been in full force for several days.

It's a pity that Luo Yangxing, a loser, only caught a few children, beggars, and small shrimps with no eggs. Not to mention big fish, even small fish didn't see a single one.

This gave Emperor Chongzhen a very unpleasant feeling of uneasiness.

He felt that the situation in the entire capital, and even the entire Ming Dynasty, was somewhat beyond his control.

In particular, the battle report sent by Li Yuanqing yesterday said, 'He will launch a head-on military collision with the main force of the Jin army in Haizhou in the near future, and strive to regain Haizhou.'

Regarding Li Yuanqing, Emperor Chongzhen didn't know how to describe this feeling for a while.

There is no doubt about Li Yuanqing's ability, and even Emperor Chongzhen himself would never object to this.

But... Emperor Chongzhen was not too sure about Li Yuanqing's loyalty.

A good mirror originally complemented each other perfectly, but suddenly one day, the owner accidentally broke it. Although after that, the owner carefully packed it away and tried his best to restore it to the original state, but the cracks in it...

But it's like a scar that can't be erased at all.

After more than three years of imperial career, Emperor Chongzhen is no longer the gloomy and impulsive child. He understands very well that when things go to extremes, they will inevitably reverse!

When Li Yuanqing destroyed Hou Jin and his reputation reached its peak, I'm afraid it was also...

"Pooh!"

Emperor Chongzhen suddenly spat hard and stretched out his hand, "Bring me a cigar."

"yes."

The little eunuch waiting beside him quickly brought a cigar, and the other little eunuch had already lit the fire. Together, they carefully helped Emperor Chongzhen light it, and then left cautiously, not daring to make even a single sound.

Emperor Chongzhen took a deep breath from the cigar, letting the spicy tobacco smell circulate in his chest and abdomen several times. Then he exhaled a long breath of turbid air, and his spirit suddenly lifted up a lot.

But suddenly, Emperor Chongzhen also discovered that this cigar seemed to be an imported item brought by Li Yuanqing and made it popular.

Emperor Chongzhen still remembered that Li Yuanqing had explained to him the origin of cigars half a year or a few months ago. They seemed to be a specialty produced in a place called the New World and a small island called Cuba.

Although Cuba is not a big place, the land is fertile. In addition to producing cigars, it is also rich in cane sugar and even black beauties.

Emperor Chongzhen knew very well that Li Yuanqing might lie to him about some things, but, I am afraid that Li Yuanqing would never lie to him about this kind of thing.

For a moment, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly smiled and shook his head.

He always wanted to get rid of Li Yuanqing's influence on him, always wanted to get rid of the dark cloud that Li Yuanqing brought to him, but unexpectedly, the entanglement in his fate made Li Yuanqing penetrate into the details of his life. How could he still be free?

Dropped?

However, Emperor Chongzhen would never believe it if Li Yuanqing was the source of spreading these news at this time.

With Li Yuanqing's shrewdness and Li Yuanqing's identity, how could he do such a nasty thing that shoots himself in the foot?

What's more, with Li Yuanqing's personality and Li Yuanqing's arrogance, how could he do such a despicable thing?

Eighty-nine times out of ten, there is a shadow of Hou Jin in it.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen felt a little better.

To a certain extent, he actually deeply wanted to change the relationship between him and Li Yuanqing.

As long as Li Yuanqing can really help him put down the Houjin disaster and is willing to give up his military power, even if Li Yuanqing really has to be given the title of king with a different surname, he may not be unable to accept it.

But~, is Li Yuanqing willing to give up his military power?

At this time, the young eunuch respectfully came over and reported: "Your Majesty, Princess Kunxing is crying. The Queen asked her servants to come and communicate with the Emperor. Princess Kunxing wants the Emperor to hold her in her arms before she can sleep."

After the little eunuch finished speaking, he was so loud that he didn't dare to breathe, like a prawn, hunched over in front of Emperor Chongzhen.

Princess Kunxing is Zhu Ainao.

Her title at this time was not well-known, but later, she was canonized by the Manchus as "Princess Changping", which was well known to all Han people in the world.

Zhu Yuyao was born in the first year of Chongzhen. She is already three years old this year. She has already improved her speech skills and can talk to people normally.

It's a pity that beauty has a bad life.

Her biological mother, Concubine Wang Shun, a concubine who had been favored by Emperor Chongzhen when she was in Prince Xin's palace, had a difficult delivery when she was born. The arrival of a new life also took away the youthful beauty of that year.

Emperor Chongzhen loved her eldest daughter and gave her to the royal palace, Queen Zhou, to raise in person.

Empress Zhou also liked this free daughter very much and regarded her as her own. To a certain extent, it was also a branch of her relationship with Emperor Chongzhen.

At this time, when he heard that the little eunuch reported that Princess Kunxing was crying, Emperor Chongzhen's heart softened a lot. He did not worry about the deep meaning behind Queen Zhou, nor did he attack the frightened little eunuch. He said softly: "I

Got it. Just go to Kunning Palace and let me know, and I’ll be there right away.”

"yes."

If the young eunuch was granted amnesty, he quickly and cautiously left.

Emperor Chongzhen rubbed his temples and was about to leave, when Wang Chengen hurried over.

Emperor Chongzhen's spirit suddenly lifted.

Just when Wang Chengen was about to kowtow and salute, Emperor Chongzhen waved his hands and said: "My companion, I'm sorry. How about it? Is there any good news?"

At this time, various reasons are entangled. Although Emperor Chongzhen has not opened the East-West Factory, Wang Chengen has recently begun to organize a secret force. The money comes from Emperor Chongzhen's inner treasury in order to better grasp the initiative.

Wang Chengen nodded, then shook his head, and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, the good news is not good news at all. I have indeed found a source of the news, but it is..."

Wang Chengen took a careful look at Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Yes, he is the domestic slave of Zhao Bing, the minister of etiquette under Dong Lin's command."

"Zhao Bing?"

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but frown, and with a flash of sternness, he said sternly: "Is this matter related to Zhao Bing?"

Wang Chengen hurriedly said respectfully: "Your Majesty, we don't know yet. This slave is very tough. However, I have found a clue. This matter may be related to Hou Jin."

"check!"

"Check it out for me! My dear friend, we must get to the bottom of this matter! I want to take a closer look! Who is it! Who is so bold that you can steal everything under my nose!!!"

"yes!"

Wang Chengen originally had something to report to Emperor Chongzhen, but when he saw that Emperor Chongzhen was about to walk away, he closed his mouth in a hurry.

But after Emperor Chongzhen took a few steps, he suddenly turned around and said to Wang Chengen: "Sir, I am ready to reopen the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion!"

"Uh? This..."

Wang Chengen was stunned for a moment, and when he was about to speak, he saw Emperor Chongzhen walking away quickly.

After a while, when Emperor Chongzhen walked away, Wang Chengen's cold sweat was already like a spring. He finally came back to his senses, straightened up slightly, and carefully wiped the cold sweat with his sleeve.

'Your Majesty, what does your Majesty mean by this? Do you want to put Li Yuanqing...'

Wang Chengen simply didn’t dare to think about it anymore.

Once this matter is pushed forward, it is easy to say that Li Yuanqing is sensible and willing to step down. If Li Yuanqing is not sensible, then...

Isn’t this putting Li Yuanqing on the fire?

But since the emperor has said so...

Especially at this critical moment of the war, Wang Chengen didn't have much to say. Damn it, it's really...

…………

Haizhou New City, inside Li Yuanqing's tent.

Although the night was already dark and most of the candles in the tent were extinguished, Li Yuanqing did not take a good rest.

He is chasing and galloping fiercely on the vast prairie, trying to tame that beautiful and proud wild horse...

Bumbutai had already been completely lost. He just instinctively bit his red lips to prevent himself from making too many noises.

This is a military camp after all, and Li Yuanqing's concubine has arrived, so Bumubutai doesn't dare to behave too much.

What made her even more happy was that even though Li Yuanqing's concubine arrived today, Li Yuanqing did not give up on her. He still left her most of the night...

For a long time, it seemed like the earth was exploding, and it was like a mountain roaring and a tsunami. After the violent and irritable climax, the world finally began to return to its normal track.

"Li Lang, thank you, thank you..."

After a long time, Bumubutai was like a kitten, leaning in Li Yuanqing's arms tenderly and indescribably joyfully, with a sweet face full of sweetness.

Li Yuanqing smiled: "What I said will naturally count. However, tomorrow and the day after, I may not have so much time."
To be continued...