Inside the Imperial City.

A eunuch hurriedly entered the Donghua Gate and trotted all the way: "Grandpa Chang has returned to the palace, Grandpa Chang has returned to the palace." The voice was not loud but it was enough to detonate the emotions of the people in the palace, and the eunuchs and palace maids on duty could not hide their joy after hearing the news, if it weren't for the strict prohibition of noise in the palace, they might have already cheered, as for why they cheered, what does Chang Yu have to do with them when he comes back, it doesn't matter, he just feels excited.

And when the eunuch passed by Wenyuan Pavilion, he deliberately raised his voice, could it be that he wanted to send a message to the cabinet bosses inside?

Emperor Chongzhen, who was taking a nap in the Qianqing Palace, turned over and got up after hearing the report: "Quick, quick, let me see me, where is he?" ”。

"Your Majesty, Father-in-law Chang is changing clothes in the Yamen of the Inner East Factory, he has just entered the city covered in dirt......" Before he finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen rushed out: "What else is he washing, where are there so many rules......"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, where are you going" Wang Chengen, who was waiting next to him, hurriedly chased him out when he saw this.

"I'm going to look for him in the Yamen...... Chongzhen walked out untidy, Wang Chengen sweated anxiously: "Hey, hey, the emperor, you put on a dress, don't be seen by those cabinet ministers, you have to spit again......"

Fortunately, Emperor Chongzhen ran into Chang Yu before he left the Qianqing Gate.

Chang Yu saw a person rushing towards him, thinking that someone in the palace dared to be as unruly as himself, and looked at it, uh, ......, "Minister, knock on the emperor."

"You...... Oops, why are you so slow, why are you only back now! Emperor Chongzhen looked at Chang Yu, who was several shades darker in front of him and a lot rougher, and his eyes were red when his emotions came, but he didn't want to be too sensational, so he gave Chang Yu a fist forward.

"Ahem, minister, there are some things to do on the way, so I delayed a little." Chang Yu smiled faintly.

Emperor Chongzhen was too excited to say something and was a little incoherent: "You, hey, hurry up and tell me how to beat Bai Wang, you have to say it carefully, more carefully than those storytellers outside the palace!" ”

The news of Chang Yu's return to Beijing soon spread to every corner of the imperial capital, which had no impact on the lives of ordinary people, it was nothing more than something to talk about, not even a point to talk about.

But it has a more or less small impact on people at other levels, especially those who have a messy relationship with Chang Yu, but most people began to speculate about his next move, whether it was Guanwai or Xi'an, anyway, it was unrealistic to beat Zhang Xianzhong.

The bigwigs in the Wenyuan Pavilion were also talking about the returning king, and the little eunuch who had made them full of prejudice and disdain to look at them now made them embarrassed.

It seems that so many bigwigs in front of him are just eating dry rice, and the essay on martial arts is only for the sake of watching it coolly, plus during this time, Emperor Chongzhen always refers to Sang scolding Huai and scolding some officials, waste, useless, in addition to spitting, can you come up with some practical and effective measures......

This made Li Banghua, Wu Xuan and others always feel that Emperor Chongzhen was actually scolding them.

There are many people in Beijing who hate Chang Yu, and they can't wait for him to die on the battlefield, but there are also many people who are looking forward to his return, there are several in the palace alone, such as Queen Zhou and Princess Kunxing, and they were also excited when they learned that Chang Yu had entered the palace, and hurriedly went to the Qianqing Palace to ask Emperor Chongzhen to say hello and pour a cup of tea or something to meet Chang Yu.

Who knows, the gate of the Qianqing Palace is tightly closed, Wang Chengen and a few eunuchs stand under the eaves of the corridor, refusing all visitors, not to mention that the courtiers ask to see Queen Zhou!

It was nearly dusk, Chang Yu in the Qianqing Palace didn't remember how much tea he drank, but his mouth was still dry, and he didn't say as much as he did in the past few months.

Of course, the places that should be concealed still have to be concealed, such as the fact that he manipulated public opinion and the Black Kong family, just pretending that it had nothing to do with him but just happened to meet him.

Then how to clean up those nobles in Nanjing, and the first battle after sending troops......

Emperor Chongzhen listened attentively, sometimes gritting his teeth and scolding, sometimes laughing, sometimes clenching his fists and looking nervous, when Chang Yu started everything over again, the sky was about to get dark.

"It's really hard for you to go south this time, and it's hard for you" For a long time, Emperor Chongzhen didn't come out of Chang Yu's wonderful story: "While begging for food and silver, while leading troops to fight, I have to clean up those nobles with so many thorns under my hands...... Hehe, apart from you, I really can't think of anyone else in Daming who is up to the task."

"Worrying about the emperor is a matter within the minister's responsibility" Chang Yu smiled faintly, and there was no trace of arrogance or arrogance on his face, which was also the most satisfying thing about Emperor Chongzhen.

"Liu Zeqing really died in battle?" Emperor Chongzhen's eyes narrowed, staring at Chang Yu's face without taking his eyes off it.

"At that time, the minister was in the east, according to Li Yan and Gongziying, he and Gao Jie entered the city together to torture and plunder the surrendered soldiers, and the dissatisfied soldiers suddenly burst out and killed him."

"You really didn't do it?" Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be smiling, Chang Yu shook his head: "Although I have the intention to kill him, I will never kill him in front of the battle, this is an accident."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded, and said, "Qufu Confucius family ......"

"At that time, the minister was still fighting fiercely with Bai Wang in the south, and the minister had no reason to kill him" Chang Yu shook his head slightly: "According to the information obtained by the minister, he was assassinated by the murderer who sneaked into the mansion, and it seems that the method was done by the people of the rivers and lakes, although the Confucian Mansion has a supreme position in the scholar class, but among the people of the rivers and lakes, he is just a rich and unkind landlord, perhaps due to the influence of rumors some time ago, some people in the rivers and lakes are not moved by murderous intentions, do you want to check it?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen rolled his eyes: "You have nothing to do at hand or too much spare time to investigate that boring thing" and then said: "You can't just fight honestly when you go south, but poke what hornet's nest to say hello to me in advance, and then turn around to wipe your ass for you."

Chang Yu smiled: "This time I really didn't poke anything about the chaos, but ...... Teased Zuo Liangyu, and then said that he broke his wrist with Zuo Liangyu in the air.

Emperor Chongzhen gasped when he heard this: "Why do you want to provoke him at this moment, and use such a drastic method, you are not afraid to force him back!" ”

Sure enough, it was the same as Lu Daqi, Yuan Jixian and others.

"At this time, the more ambiguous or weak the attitude of the imperial court, the more he will climb up the pole, and if he is uncharacteristically tough, he will not be able to figure out ......the truth for a while" Chang Yu shrugged: "At least he doesn't dare to disobey the order on the surface now."

"You have made a risky move, if you encounter this kind of thing again in the future, it is best to report it to me first, and wait for me to discuss it with those courtiers in the cabinet, I know that you don't look down on those sour rot, although they are not as good as you in war, but they are far better than you!"

This Chang Yu admitted, Chongzhen asked him what he planned next, and he himself knew that he would not have the strength to fight Xi'an for a while and a half, first of all, the food and salary were not settled, not to mention the food and salary at the moment, the people were about to starve to death.

Chang Yu said about the deployment of his soldiers and horses, and Chongzhen listened: "Now no one in the Ming Dynasty knows more about military affairs than you, how to adjust the soldiers and horses is established for you, and others have no reason to object, but you have to go through the motions, otherwise someone will impeach you for arbitrary power, and I will discuss this matter with them tomorrow morning, but ...... With so many soldiers and horses, there ...... grain and grass," Emperor Chongzhen frowned.

"The minister has tried his best to turn around, but he can't go hungry now" Chang Yu gave up some of his measures, such as borrowing millions of grain from the Wang brothers of the Hui merchants in Yangzhou, borrowing a large amount of money from Gaojie in Xuzhou, and confiscating Liu Zeqing's storage in Jinan, which was enough to supply tens of thousands of soldiers and horses with rations in March and May.