"Cousin, are you angry with me?"
Chongzhen waited until Xiao Shangzi and others left, then asked Hu Yunqing with a smile.
"Chongzhen, what do you mean by this? I told you that I am only giving you advice. It would be better for you to just bring it to the battlefield for me. Are you afraid that I won't die?"
When Hu Yunqing saw that there was no one around, he said everything he was thinking without caring about Chongzhen's face.
"Cousin, sit down quickly. This is the finest Longjing. Drink some to quench your thirst."
After hearing this, Chongzhen felt guilty. He had indeed done something wrong. He quickly took the teacup from his desk and handed it to Hu Yunqing.
"Tell me, why is this happening?"
Hu Yunqing looked at the tea cup and swallowed. He had not taken a sip of water since he got up. What's more, it was Longjing that could only be drunk by the emperor. He had never tasted it.
He took the teacup over politely and softened his tone a little.
"I told Xu Wei just now that there will never be any danger on this trip. Moreover, with a military advisor like you and my Ming Dynasty's elite Shenji Battalion, we can easily capture some peasants."
Chongzhen saw that Hu Yunqing's face looked much better, and then he opened his mouth to explain.
"No matter how powerful I am, I am not a god. Things on the battlefield can change so quickly that you can never guess them."
After hearing what Chongzhen said, Hu Yunqing wanted to kick him. He really didn't go to the front line to fight and didn't know the cruelty of war.
"The main reason why I let you go out with the army is to let you accumulate military exploits so that you can have more say in the court."
Chongzhen expressed his initial thoughts, mainly that he wanted Hu Yunqing to be his right-hand man. If he was just a minister of the Ministry of War, he would have no say in the court.
Then it would be meaningless for him to allow Hu Yunqing to serve as an official in the court.
"Hey, okay, okay, is that Yuan Chonghuan back?"
Hu Yunqing also understood Chongzhen's thoughts at this moment. This was indeed the fastest way to get promoted, but it was just a bit risky. Thinking that this trip was safe, he agreed, and while drinking Longjing, he remembered something and asked Chongzhen.
"This Yuan Chonghuan made me so angry. Those rebels didn't have any weapons at first. I asked him to bring 10,000 Japanese troops to suppress them. Unexpectedly, he drank and made trouble. Almost the entire army was wiped out, and he escaped with only a few hundred people. come out."
"Li Zicheng's rebels also began to use these weapons to recruit troops, and they grew stronger and stronger. Now almost half of Gansu has been captured by them."
"After Yuan Chonghuan escaped, he also wanted to escape back to Shanhaiguan and use his army as a check and balance. In this way, I would be unable to do anything to him."
When Yuan Chonghuan was mentioned, Chongzhen became furious and angrily told Hu Yunqing the general story.
"He returned to Shanhaiguan?"
After hearing this, Hu Yunqing asked Chongzhen anxiously.
"Huh, the Japanese general who escaped with him saw Yuan Chonghuan preparing to escape, so he captured him directly and sent a military report back. Just yesterday, Yuan Chonghuan was taken to the capital and is now in prison."
If it is not that easy to leave, Chongzhen will certainly not allow the next Hong Chengchou to appear.
"Quick, go to the prison!"
Upon hearing that the person was now in the imperial prison, Hu Yunqing said to Chongzhen anxiously.
After saying this, he left the hall and walked outside the palace.
"Xiao Shangzi, prepare the car, let's go to Zhao Prison."
Chongzhen didn't know what was going on, but Hu Yunqing left in a hurry anyway, so he just followed behind to see what he was going to do.
Seeing Hu Yunqing walking to the imperial edict, which would take years of the monkey, he quickly ordered Xiao Shangzi to get a carriage.
Hu Yunqing is a person who often works in the fields, and he can't walk that far.
"This slave obeys your orders."
Xiao Shangzi ran two steps quickly, surpassing Hu Yunqing who was walking in front, and ran out of the palace in a hurry.
"Cousin, why are you leaving so fast? I have asked Xiao Shangzi to get the carriage. Wait a moment and we can go directly by carriage. This can save a lot of time."
Chongzhen ran a few steps faster and was already out of breath. He grabbed Hu Yunqing who was leaving in a hurry and said.
"Okay, then let's wait outside the palace gate."
Of course, Chongzhen didn't know what Hu Yunqing was going to do, but he knew that there was a reason for this appointment, so he quickly followed him.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Hu, please get on the carriage."
The two stood outside the palace gate and waited for a short while before a carriage and two teams of forbidden troops came over.
Xiao Shangzi jumped down from the carriage, put the stool underneath, and said respectfully to Chongzhen Hu Yunqing.
Seeing such a grand scene, Hu Yunqing was not polite, got into the carriage, and found that the interior of the carriage was very luxurious.
I finally understood why in all dynasties, everyone has been vying to be the emperor.
"Cousin, if you like this carriage, I will give it to you later."
Chongzhen saw that Hu Yunqing had been looking at his carriage and thought that Hu Yunqing liked it, so he gave it to him without saying a word.
"Okay, this can only be used by the emperor. If I want to use it, what will happen?"
Hu Yunqing certainly knows what can and cannot be used.
"Because you are my cousin, even if you are half a royal relative, I'm afraid they won't dare to have any objections."
Regarding Hu Yunqing's words, Chongzhen said to him with a smile.
"You'd better stop calling me cousin. You are the emperor of Ming Dynasty. I am just a farmer. I would never dare to climb Longzhi."
When he heard that Chongzhen called him his cousin, he quickly shook his head and denied it. It would be okay if he didn't know his identity. But if he knew his identity, the civil and military ministers in the DPRK would gossip.
"Okay, okay, then I'll call you Yun Qing."
Chongzhen thought about the old people in the palace and the vassal kings from all over the country. They would never allow a cousin like him to exist. He would be in a high position by then. Finally, after thinking about it, he changed his title.
Hearing Chongzhen call him Yunqing, Hu Yunqing nodded with satisfaction.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Hu, the prison order has arrived."
Xiao Shangzi, who was driving a carriage, also came to the door of the prison while the two were chatting, lifted the curtain and said.
Hu Yunqing and Chongzhen got off the carriage and walked towards the entrance of the imperial prison.
Behind him were Xiao Shangzi and two teams of forbidden troops for protection.
The Jin Yiwei who was guarding the door saw Chongzhen in dragon robe coming, so he quickly opened the door and went to find the prison steward.
"Song Qingsong, a member of the Jin Yiwei family, comes to see His Majesty and Lord Hu."
Hearing that the emperor was coming, Song Qingsong quickly dressed up and led people to the gate of the imperial prison to greet him.
"I really didn't expect it! So many guards have been added here."
