After Mao Wenlong settled Ye Tianxiong, he directly handed over the yamen to him to manage, of course, considering that Ye Tianxiong had never been an official, he didn't understand many things and rules in the yamen. Therefore, in the daily care, Mao Wenlong still sent two officials who were more capable of handling things to help him take care of the yamen.

Two days later, the father and son Ye Hong and Ye Yan finally arrived in Xi'an, and Mao Wenlong sent them directly to the yamen of the Ministry of Agriculture. Let them and Ye Tianxiong plan a way to govern Henan as soon as possible.

After dealing with these imminent matters, Mao Wenlong was able to feel at ease and return to a warm family. It's a pity that someone obviously doesn't want Mao Wenlong to feel at ease, and after learning that Mao Wenlong finally returned to the mansion, Princess Changping came over again as soon as possible.

"Mao Wenlong, my father asked the palace to inform you that there is an official who will come in the next two days, and he hopes to be placed in your agricultural yamen." Princess Changping was not polite at all, and when she saw Mao Wenlong, she was blunt.

Mao Wenlong frowned, it was obvious that this was Chongzhen starting to place chess pieces around him. And now it has reached the point of blatantly not being as sneaky as before.

"Who's here?" Mao Wenlong was very displeased, and said with a deep face.

"Sun Chuanting, you should be able to arrive the day after tomorrow, I hope you can make proper arrangements." After Princess Changping threw down the words, she turned around and left.

Mao Wenlong watched her leave, and then turned to look at Hong Chengchou behind him: "What do you mean by saying that the emperor?" It has already been said that the south will be taken care of by him, and he will not want to interfere in the north. But now they are blatantly planting chess pieces next to me? ”

Hong Chengchou looked at Mao Wenlong, who was full of confusion, a trace of bitterness flashed in his eyes, and he was silent for a moment before explaining: "The world is always the world of the Zhu family, and the Ming Dynasty still belongs to the Zhu family." There is nothing strange about the emperor's move, but the general soldier has not been firm in his position, and in the long run, I am afraid that this north, which you have spent a lot of effort on, will only make a wedding dress for others in the end! ”

Since Mao Wenlong brought Chongzhen back, and then directly threw the entire south to him, he helped Chongzhen rebuild the imperial court in Nanjing everywhere. All this made Hong Chengchou completely unable to see through what Mao Wenlong was doing? I asked several times, but I never got a clear answer.

Now the emperor has shown serious vigilance against Mao Wenlong, but fortunately, the emperor does not have enough strength to shake Mao Wenlong. But once the strength of the imperial court grows, Chongzhen will naturally not allow Mao Wenlong to continue to divide and rule the world.

Princess Changping is a good example, originally Chongzhen hoped that Mao Wenlong could marry his only daughter. Then become his concubine, so that he can achieve the goal of his Zhu family to regain control of the Ming Dynasty.

It's a pity that Mao Wenlong rejected Chongzhen's request very much, which cut off Chongzhen's thoughts about it. There is no hope for the Ming Dynasty to be in the hands of the Zhu family, Chongzhen naturally does not allow such a thing to happen, and it is inevitable that he will change his tactics.

What Hong Chengchou is worried about is that if Chongzhen and Mao Wenlong continue like this, there will definitely be a day when they will meet each other in the future. At that time, the Ming Dynasty will once again experience a period of war and chaos.

After the war and chaos, whether the Dongjiang Army will be able to maintain its current combat effectiveness at that time, Hong Chengchou is completely uncertain. He was even more bottomless in his heart, and he didn't want to see anything happen on the land of the Central Plains anymore.

As soon as he thought of this, he felt that he couldn't let Mao Wenlong be willful like this, so he immediately gave up his hand and persuaded him: "General soldier, since ancient times, one mountain does not tolerate two tigers, please think twice." ”

Hong Chengchou's tone was quite serious, although he didn't say it too bluntly, Mao Wenlong still understood his worries. Chongzhen, who has to make inches, also makes Mao Wenlong have an unbearable impulse at this moment.

Originally, he didn't want to conquer any world, but now he has completed the rule of the entire north and prevented the invasion of foreign enemies. Mao Wenlong thought that in this way, he could live the next life with his family with peace of mind, and Nan Yi could hand it over to Chongzhen and the many vassal kings who supported the army and respected themselves.

Now it seems that the dream is beautiful, but the reality is too cruel. Mao Wenlong, who doesn't understand the cruelty of ancient times, takes it for granted and thinks about the ambitions of the world too simply.

"Give me a moment to think about it a little longer." Mao Wenlong was also aware of the threat from reality at this moment, and he had to start thinking rigorously for the long years to come.

Hong Chengchou obviously saw the changes in Mao Wenlong, as long as Mao Wenlong paid enough attention to it, he knew that it was still too late to make amends. However, it can't be delayed for too long, once Chongzhen's imperial power in the south becomes larger, the Dongjiang army will have more trouble.

"Please also ask the commander-in-chief to make a decision as soon as possible, the longer this matter drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for us." Hong Chengchou advised again.

Mao Wenlong nodded and agreed, Hong Chengchou left him alone and stayed quietly, and he left by himself.

Not long after Hong Chengchou left, Mao Wenlong called Hao in and asked, "What news has been sent recently from the people who have arranged for the Nanjing side?" ”

Haoda thought for a moment before he clenched his fists and said: "There is nothing noteworthy, it's just that Wu Chengen suddenly disappeared for more than ten days before, this matter has not yet been clarified, and the reconnaissance is still continuing, once there is any result, the general army will be reported as soon as possible." ”

Mao Wenlong nodded and said: "You can't let go of any wind and grass, you have been more attentive to Nanjing recently, and if you don't have enough manpower, you will send more." Also, remember to control the emperor at all times, and there must be no mistakes. ”

"My subordinates know!" Haoda responded solemnly.

Mao Wenlong waved his hand and said, "Go down and tell Madame that you don't have to wait for me for dinner." No one is allowed to visit today, and no one should be disturbed if there is no major matter. ”

"Yes, Chief Soldier, subordinates retire!" After responding loudly, he retreated on his own, and did not forget to close the door to Mao Wenlong before leaving.

Leaving alone in the study, Mao Wenlong looked up at the blue sky outside the window, and said coldly: "Chongzhen, I hope you don't force me to meet you." ”

Princess Changping disturbed Mao Wenlong's peaceful life, but Chongzhen was constantly making inch. Taking Mao Wenlong's tolerance of him for granted, Mao Wenlong suddenly felt very angry. He was originally a traverser, and he still admired Chongzhen, holding a glimmer of expectation for him, hoping that with his talent, he could revive the majesty of the Ming Dynasty in the future. What Mao Wenlong didn't expect was that Chongzhen seemed to have deviated from his heart and directly regarded him as a target!