Li Yan is a legend.

He used to be a thief, because of his resourcefulness and resourcefulness entrusted to break into the thief's staff, and he was known as a prestige in the thief army because of strict military discipline, but his prestige was shocked after Taiyuan Toucheng attached to Dongchang.

First of all, he galloped thousands of miles to aid the Guanwai, assisted the Ming army by surprise with a surprise attack, and surrounded the Qing army from the rear of the Qing army at a critical moment, and finally defeated the Qing army in one fell swoop.

After Chang Yu reused, Baoding Mansion gave him absolute command, Li Yan refused to accept the trust, and fought several bloody battles with the thief army in Baoding Mansion, overcame the arrogance of the thief army, and finally collapsed its attempt to go north, at this time Li Yan really gained a firm foothold in the Ming army!

You must know that as a thief army general in the Ming army, you are everywhere in the eyes of people, and you will not look down on you in your heart, even if you have military merits, even if you are summoned by the emperor to give you a military name.

In the eyes of others, that's just a court's appearance to appease you, and a drop will make you die.

If you want these big bosses to be careless, you have to show real skills, otherwise you will still look down on you when many people carry you a sedan chair.

Li Yan was lucky, he met a good Bole, and Chang Yu gave him two chances, one was the Baoding defense battle, and the other was the southward pursuit battle.

Li Yan has real skills, he firmly grasped these two opportunities, and he shined, almost every battle has his advice and personal command.

Therefore, it only took him a few months to convince a group of Ming generals, and when he mentioned Li Yan, he respected him.

There are few generals in the army who are comparable to the strategy, and they dare to fight and kill him in terms of blood, and they are not inferior to any one of them.

Coupled with his relationship with Chang Yu, it can be said that Li Yan is definitely a legendary figure and a well-known figure in the northern army system at present.

Even if he is just a fourth-grade general, which of these generals in the hall is not a second-grade boss, (the Ming general officer has no rank, but the deputy general (that is, the deputy general) is only the second rank of the general soldier) However, he did not dare to make a second in front of him, which was also because Li Yan was in charge of military discipline during the march, and the generals also had a subconscious fear of him.

Having said so much, even the seven chief soldiers in the hall had to give Li Yan face, and Gao Jie and Huang Degong, who were about to break out just now, had to hold back their anger for the time being.

"The weather is hot and dry, and you guys are a little angry" Li Yan swept everyone and sat down with a smile, he knew Chang Yu's thoughts, and he knew that there were many discords between several people, but he still brought these people together.

Now that the war has just passed, all the forces in the court are ready to move, and they are all taking the opportunity to get some moths or take advantage of the military parade to get more benefits for their own side.

But Chang Yu arranged all of them here, which seemed to be appropriate, and it was not centralized surveillance, so that they would not dare to act rashly, and the court would be calmer.

Moreover, knowing that several people have mutual suspicions and grudges, so they gather together, so that they are not quiet, have no time for other things, they can contain each other and run in, why not do more in one fell swoop.

"Whether it is chasing a thief for a thousand miles or chasing a Tartar for a thousand miles, we are all acting according to orders, and the victory or defeat is also the destiny of each other, so there is no need to argue about it, Li Yan gently plucked the tea, we are all under the command of the little governor, but I have seen him favor one over the other, and how have we ever treated us badly, you should not be arrogant or impatient, and you will see the difference in a few days."

After all, the military parade ceremony is a reward for meritorious deeds, and perhaps the less is in the official promotion, the so-called promotion to make a fortune, and the promotion is in the front, and it is more desirable to divide more materials than it.

"What General Li said is extremely true, the factory governor has always been a bowl of water, who has made much effort and how much should be taken has a fixed number in his heart, and he will see it in a few days, there is no need to lose his identity in this quarrel" He glanced at Huang Degong, obviously ironic to him.

Huang Degong was about to open his mouth to scold, but was dragged by Zhou Yuji, and Liu Zeqing continued: "Maybe we took advantage of it before, but now hehe, I know that the little overseer is so easy to take advantage of!" ”

"Why, take advantage of it and sell it!" Huang Degong snorted, Liu Zeqing shook his head with a wry smile, and motioned for Liu Liangzuo to continue.

"We have negotiated with the little governor, three years of self-sufficiency, the court does not release food, who of you still think that we have taken advantage, how about we exchange?"

As soon as Liu Liangzuo's words came out, everyone was surprised, even Li Yan was surprised, and sighed in his heart, the little eunuch's methods were far more powerful than he thought.

In the imperial city, Chang Yu withdrew from the Qianqing Palace and exhaled, and was about to leave the palace and return to the yamen, and was stopped, but it was the palace maid who followed the prestige.

This little rich woman, Chang Yu was about to say hello, but when she saw Linglong bowing her head and hurriedly walking towards Cining Palace to the west, she knew that she was looking for herself to avoid people's eyes and ears and whispering, so she walked slowly over there without incident.

Cining Palace is the residence of the concubines of the former dynasty, that is, the residence of several sisters-in-law of Emperor Chongzhen, and few people come on weekdays, and it is very secluded.

"Father-in-law Chang, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been grounded" There was no one in the corner, and Linglong was very anxious to hold Chang Yu.

Chang Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that something had happened to his secret mansion, Huangfu, so he said, "Is it the emperor's will?" ”

"No, it's the queen's mother" Linglong said that Queen Zhou went to Duanben Palace to reprimand the prince in the morning, and Chang Yu said: "This is a good thing."

"A good thing? If the prince goes out, don't you suffocate, Your Highness asked the humble position to find you, and you want to save him anyway......" Linglong was in a hurry, Chang Yu sneered and laughed: "Help him out?" It sounds like he's been kidnapped. Can the queen say how much ransom she will have to pay before she lets him go?"

"Father-in-law Chang, you still have to be in the mood to joke at this moment, you have to think of a way!" Linglong scratched her ears urgently.

Seeing him like this, Chang Yu stopped laughing: "It's not bad to let the prince be quiet for two days, a few days ago he went in and out frequently, and his heart was uncertain, which was not a good thing for him in adolescence."

Adolescence? Linglong was confused.

Chang Yu didn't explain, but suddenly asked, "Do you know who the crown princess is?" ”

"Crown Princess Ning's family is Ning Hong's daughter" Linglong thought for a while, but she didn't know what her name was.

Chang Yu sighed: "The prince's marriage should be soon!" ”

Ah, Linglong was even more anxious: "Father-in-law Chang, this is what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is most afraid of, he said that the current national crisis is at hand, and he doesn't want to marry at all if the thieves are unfair......"

Chang Yu's head immediately became bigger, Zhu Cihong, Zhu Yujiao is really a brother and sister, and her heart is extremely rejecting early marriage, Princess Kunxing begged him to make the marriage difficult to mess up, is it difficult to help Zhu Cihong do it once, if Emperor Chongzhen knows, he will kill him angrily.

"I'll talk to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when I'm free, you go back and tell him first, and you'll be relieved in a few days."

"Then please Chang Gonggong" Linglong suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, he knew that Chang Yu would have his own way once he responded, he looked left and right and arched his hand to Chang Yu, and was about to leave in a hurry, but he retracted his probe.

Chang Yu saw that her face had changed drastically, so he asked in a low voice, "Is anyone nearby?" ”

"Queen Mother" Linglong put her finger to her lips and motioned for Chang Yu to silence.

Chang Yu quietly looked over, and sure enough, he saw a few people strolling not far away, among them was the graceful figure of Queen Zhou, and there was a little boy next to him.

"That is His Royal Highness Yongwang born to Tian Guifei, after Tian Guifei returned to heaven, she was raised and taught by the queen mother herself, and her mother's filial piety was greatly appreciated by the emperor...... "Linglong whispered beside her.

Mother and son? Chang Yu snorted.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are disputes, and the disputes in the emperor's harem are even worse.

But to be honest, the Chongzhen Dynasty, the harem dispute is really bland, it largely depends on the environment at the time, the family and the country are in turmoil, Chongzhen does not have too much energy to indulge in women, and the harem is pitiful, except for Queen Zhou is Yuan Guifei and Tian Guifei, and there are two unknown concubines.

Queen Zhou's temperament is strict and generous, not bad or bad, Yuan Guifei is humble, only Tian Guifei is favored and coquettish, but it is not particularly excessive, so the harem is calm, as for the battle for the prince, there is no dispute, Yuan Guifei has no children, although Tian Guifei has several sons, but how early she died, only the Yongwang Zhu Cizhi, and Tian Guifei has died of illness, no one fights for Zhu Cihong (Emperor Chongzhen's seventh son, but only three sons at the moment, the rest died early, the prince Zhu Cihong is only fifteen years old, and the other two are still half-grown children)

I'm afraid that what Emperor Chongzhen wants to see most is not the filial piety of his mother and son, but what Queen Zhou wants to see most is the filial piety of his father and son.