After a long talk with Princess Changping, Chongzhen told him the true purpose of his trip. According to Chongzhen's thoughts, he hoped that Princess Changping would be able to spy more on his secrets by Mao Wenlong's side.

It is best to be able to understand everything about Mao Wenlong thoroughly, to do everything in detail, no matter how big or small, Princess Changping needs to collect it, and then order someone to send it to him to read it in person.

This kind of thing is no problem for Princess Changping at all, how to deal with Mao Wenlong, Princess Changping already has a certain number in her heart. After all, she has been in Mao's mansion for almost two years, and she still knows Mao Wenlong in detail.

Readily agreed to her father's request, Princess Changping assured Chongzhen: "Father, please rest assured, my daughter will never let you down." ”

Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction, stayed in his daughter's yard that day, and did not mention it to Mao Wenlong until the next morning, and then set off back to Nanjing on his own.

Now the war has been quelled in the north, but in the south it is still a scene of separation. Although Chongzhen re-established the imperial court in Nanjing, it is a pity that only Nanjing and Huguang can be governed.

There is no way, who called Chongzhen now has no long things, he wants money but no money, he wants food but no food, and he wants no people. There is nothing, everything has to rely on the supplies given by Mao Wenlong, Chongzhen is diligent and thrifty, this is the emperor with the best style since ancient times, so it is not too much to praise him like this.

It's a pity that it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, although Chongzhen is still ambitious and high-spirited, but he no longer has the strength to send troops to conquer the entire south. Recuperate, do his best to expand the army, and recruit generals to strengthen his own strength, is the direction that Chongzhen has been working on.

Although Li Zicheng of Sichuan was dead, he did not submit to the imperial court because of this. Chongzhen has always intended to send troops to fight to quell the war in Sichuan and add another area to his Ming Dynasty.

He had mentioned it to Mao Wenlong more than three times, but Mao Wenlong politely refused, saying that the affairs of the south had been handed over to him, and what he needed to do was Chongzhen's own business.

The great opportunity for conquest was missed, and Chongzhen could only stop. He also understands that he can't become a fat man by eating in one bite, the new imperial court has just been established, and it will take some time to strengthen itself. Only when a solid foundation is laid can it be said that it is not too late to talk about expansion.

The worried Chongzhen quietly left, and before Mao Wenlong could be happy, he immediately encountered the trouble he expected.

Princess Changping saw off her father and queen and found Mao Wenlong as soon as possible. Without any beating around the bush, Princess Changping opened her mouth and asked: "Mao Wenlong, tell all the secrets on your body, confess leniently, resist strictly." You don't want Hongu to investigate it yourself! ”

Mao Wenlong still had that innocent expression: "I, Mao Wenlong, am a fair and honest person, what secrets are there to hide, you can do whatever you want, as long as you don't bother me." ”

Seeing that the threat had lost its effectiveness, Princess Changping was not angry at all: "Okay, you wait for this palace, I hope you will regret it." ”

Looking at Princess Changping leaving angrily, Mao Wenlong sighed helplessly.

Hong Chengchou appeared behind Mao Wenlong like a ghost, and he had obviously heard the conversation between the two just now. Seeing Mao Wenlong fall into deep thought, he couldn't help asking: "What happened between you?" ”

Princess Changping has always been the object of Hong Chengchou's greatest attention, for no other reason, Princess Changping, who has been staying in the mansion, will threaten his daughter's status in the Mao family at any time. After all, Hong Ziyan just added a girl to the Mao family and did not give birth to a boy, which has always been a worry in Hong Chengchou's heart.

Hearing this, Mao Wenlong turned to look at Hong Chengchou in front of him, and a trace of doubt appeared in his eyes: "Aren't you dealing with the aftermath in Kaifeng?" Why did you come back all of a sudden? ”

"Let's talk about Kaifeng later, let's talk about what happened between you and the princess first?" Obviously, in Hong Chengchou's view, this matter is the focus of his attention.

Mao Wenlong hesitated a little and explained: "The emperor came to visit suddenly yesterday, and inexplicably suspected that I was not the real Mao Wenlong, and forced me to tell what secret? After I was speechless by me, I didn't give up, no, I went to ask the princess to come and pester me again. ”

Hong Chengchou thought for a moment, and then he was relieved. As long as Mao Wenlong didn't want to marry Princess Changping, he could ignore other things.

Mao Wenlong was quickly relieved when he saw Hong Chengchou, and he asked again why Hong Chengchou came back suddenly.

Hong Chengchou didn't hide it anymore, and said: "The aftermath of Kaifeng is nearing the end, and Chengzuo is now in Kaifeng, with him, there is no need for the lower officials to stay in Kaifeng anymore, so they rushed back." ”

Mao Wenlong nodded, and after inviting Hong Chengchou to sit down, he said, "What is the current situation in Kaifeng?" ”

Speaking of this, Hong Chengchou's face became quite solemn: "It's not optimistic, a large area of farmland has been flooded, and now the water has not completely receded." In order to divert water from the farmland, tens of thousands of soldiers have been mobilized to dig deep ponds to store water in the hope that it will be able to sow seeds at the beginning of spring next year. ”

Mao Wenlong's face also became solemn, and he sighed and said: "Natural disasters are far more terrible than wars, a major flood has caused 30,000 casualties and how many families have been displaced!" ”

Hong Chengchou nodded and said, "Therefore, we should solve all the hidden dangers in the entire north as soon as possible to prevent such a disaster from happening again." The reason why the imperial court was dragged down in just a few years is actually inextricably linked to the continuous natural disasters in recent years. ”

After a pause, Hong Chengchou continued with concern in his eyes: "In the past two years, the weather has been unpredictable, and Xia Guan is worried that there may be a bad situation in the future. Now it seems that it has entered the cold winter, but there is still no sign of the arrival of snow in the whole north. Xiaguan remembers that three years ago, it was precisely because of the arrival of the cold winter that there was no heavy snow in Shaanxi, which led to a terrible locust plague the following year, and that disaster was devastating. ”

Mao Wenlong was stunned for a moment, then hesitated and said, "What do you mean, is it possible that there will be a locust plague in the coming year?" ”

Hong Chengchou nodded without hesitation and said, "If this cold winter does not usher in a heavy enough snowfall, then it is certain that the chance of locust plague in the coming year will definitely be very high." ”

Mao Wenlong suddenly fell into deep thought, the horror of the locust plague was more than 100 times stronger than the flood in Kaifeng. Wherever the locusts go, there will certainly be no armor left, and this kind of disaster must not be underestimated.

"No, we have to be prepared for the locust plague, and we can't just watch the disaster come and do nothing." Mao Wenlong said unquestionably to Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou smiled bitterly and said: "Chief soldier, there is no way to prevent this at all." We don't know where locusts will grow, when or where they will break out? ”

Mao Wenlong was still full of confidence, and he said firmly: "Everything has natural enemies, we only need to find the natural enemies of locusts, and we can effectively eliminate these damn locusts." ”

After Hong Chengchou heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he woke up the person in the dream with a word, and he admired Mao Wenlong's brain very much, and actually thought of such a method.