Although it was inconvenient for Chongzhen to get off the boat and go ashore at night, as courtiers, Chen Yue and Lu Zhenfei naturally wanted to get on the boat to meet Chongzhen.

On the deck of the ship, dozens of heavily armed armor soldiers stood in various places with weapons in their hands, guarding the entrance of the cabin, and seeing Chen Yue on the ship, these people showed a smile on their faces, all of them were brothers of the Xishan Army.

Chongzhen was dressed in a loose black robe, looking at the two kneeling and saluting with a serious expression, and Chen Jianghe and Wu Mengming, who were dressed in military uniforms, stood on the left and right.

"Chen Yue, Lu Zhenfei, meet Your Majesty." Chen Yue and Lu Zhenfei respectfully knelt down and bowed three times, Chen Yue's expression was quite calm, Lu Zhenfei's body was so excited that it was almost difficult to hold himself, and his voice trembled.

"Aiqing is flat!" Chongzhen commanded lightly, glanced at Chen Yue who stood up, turned his face to Lu Zhenfei and said, "Lu Zhenfei, the fifth year of the Apocalypse, last year I promoted you to the right capital of the imperial history, the governor of Caoyun, and the governor of Huaiyang." Let me ask you, what is the situation in Huaiyang now? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the situation in Huaiyang is still stable, although there were thousands of thieves trying to attack Huaiyang half a month ago, but they have been repelled by the ministers, and the thieves Huaizhen Jiedu Lu Bizhou and the defense envoy Wu Su were all killed."

Lu Zhenfei knew what Chongzhen wanted to know, and after a rough report that the current situation in Huai'an was quite stable, he told the matter of King Fu.

"However, due to the fall of Beijing, Your Majesty's whereabouts are unknown, and there are many rumors, many of them say that Your Majesty was martyred, and the former scholar Wei Jiong fled to Huai'an, and also said that His Majesty self-immolated and martyred. Weichen was blunt, believed it to be true, and once proposed to Shi Kefa, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, to support the successor of King Fu, and I especially wanted Your Majesty to ask for guilt! ”

Saying that, Lu Zhenfei knelt down, although he knew that what he did at that time was not wrong, because it was rumored that Chongzhen was dead at that time, but after all, now that Chongzhen is still alive, it is difficult to say what he will think in the future, so now he must eliminate the mustard in Chongzhen's heart.

"Aiqing is dedicated to the country, what's wrong?" Chongzhen waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care, and he also knew in his heart that his life and death were uncertain, and the three princes had also fallen into the hands of the thieves, and the ministers in the south would definitely have other thoughts, which was inevitable. What he cares about is not this, but whether there is a vassal king as the emperor now?

Lu Zhenfei knew what Chongzhen wanted to hear, and after pondering for a moment and sorting out his thoughts, he told Chongzhen what had happened in the past few days one by one, without adding oil and vinegar, and without his own guesses, he just told the truth.

"A few days ago, before Lord Pingnan Bochen arrived in Huai'an with cavalry, Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, combined with Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing, and Jingnan Bohuang Degong, escorted King Fu to Pukou with 50,000 troops, and the minister had already sent several messengers to Nanjing to send a message, reporting the news of Your Majesty's safe return to Nanjing, presumably the Nanjing ministers will send people to meet Your Majesty in the near future."

Listening to Lu Zhenfei's words, Chongzhen's face was calm, but his heart was turbulent. Maybe Lu Zhenfei would think that as long as the news of Chongzhen's safe return to the south came out, King Fu's plan to succeed would come to naught. But Chongzhen would never think so, he is a suspicious person, and he is used to thinking about the worst for people and things.

In Chongzhen's opinion, maybe Lu Zhenfei really supports him, but he can't guarantee that everyone in the south is like this, especially the ministers in Nanjing, all of whom are stinky and hard Donglin Party members, and they took great effort to drive them out of the court.

Although he is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he is also an emperor who has lost the country, the crown prince, the kings and even the entire court, and is no different from a lost dog. Now that he is now, he must have lost all his prestige in the eyes of the ministers, and perhaps many people attribute all the blame for the fall of Beijing and the almost extinction of the Ming Dynasty on themselves.

In this case, how could they continue to support themselves, the emperor who had lost the capital? When Tang Xuanzong fled in a hurry, the ministers were still alive, and soon supported Suzong Li Heng to ascend the throne? Now why can't they support the Fu King Zhu Youxiang to replace themselves, Beijing has fallen, and the entire north has fallen into the hands of thieves, such a responsibility is too great, and only the emperor can bear it!

The more he thought about it, the heavier Chongzhen's mood became, although he was safe in the south, but the whole person was not at all relaxed, and an invisible and huge pressure came to his face, pressing him almost out of breath.

Power is too addictive, and I don't want to lose it after enjoying it, although I have been the emperor for many years, Chongzhen's life has not been happy, and even in his opinion, these days on the ship at sea are the fastest and most relaxing moments in my life. But once you sit on this supreme throne, you definitely don't want to lose it again!

Almost instantly, Chongzhen thought clearly about his current situation, the ministers of Nanjing are not worth looking forward to, even if it is Shi Kefa, who he once admired very much, it is difficult to explain his position at the moment.

Now the only thing he can rely on is these people around him, in addition to the loyal Chen family father and son, there is also the Huaiyang governor Lu Zhenfei in front of him. Lu Zhenfei was able to come to see him in person, which was enough to explain his position.

After thinking about the situation clearly, it is natural to formulate countermeasures, and the first thing to do at present is to firmly hold these people around you. The way to win over is nothing more than to increase the number of officials and promotions!

"With the blessing of Taizu, under the desperate protection of Chen Aiqing's father and son, I was able to safely tour the south. Chen Yue's original title was Pingnanbo, and now he is promoted to Pingnanhou, appointed as the governor of Jiangbei, and opened the town of Yangzhou. ”

Chongzhen's voice was gentle, but it was no less than a monstrous wave in the ears of everyone present.

Chen Yue has just turned twenty, and he has already been crowned! The governor of Jiangbei, that means that Chongzhen handed over all the military power of Jiangbei to Chen Yue, and since then he has truly become a warlord in a town.

Lu Zhenfei looked at Chen Yue with a complicated expression, in the future, he would become Chen Yue's subordinate as the governor of Huaiyang, but he had nothing to say, the merit was greater than saving the driver, Chen Yue was able to snatch Chongzhen out of the hands of hundreds of thousands of thieves and escort him to the south safely, these are also what he deserves, Chen Yue himself has the title of earl, and it is not an exaggeration to be promoted to a marquis now.

"Jin Yiwei commanded Wu Mengming, loyal to the emperor's side, entered the north marquis of Jue Town, and was named the governor of Jingying, controlling all the guards in Nanjing." Chongzhen continued, Wu Mengming had already proved his loyalty by abandoning his family and following him to the south, and although he had not yet arrived in Nanjing, he must also be rewarded.

"The former commander of the Jinyi Guard is the same as Chen Jianghe, loyal to the liver and courage, and the guards are meritorious, and he is the commander of the Jinyi Guard." Chongzhen said again, although Chen Jianghe did not have much credit, but he gave birth to Chen Yue, a good son, and this time he was able to be named a marquis more in Chen Yue's face, at least Lao Tzu's title cannot be lower than his son. However, Chen Jianghe is brave and loyal, and his ability is also good, and these Chongzhen naturally know it.

One door and two marquis, Lu Zhenfei was so shocked that he was about to speak. Even Chen Yue himself was shocked, he thought that Chongzhen would reward himself heavily, but he didn't expect the reward to be so heavy! It would be nice if he rewarded the princess to himself again, Chen Yue said secretly in his heart.

"Lu Zhenfei has meritorious service in governing the place, and he also drove away the thieves and captured the thieves, and he was specially named the imperial history of the right capital, and the scholar of Wuyingdian University." Chongzhen's words continued to come and fell into Lu Zhenfei's ears, making him feel excited. The right capital of the imperial history, the high-ranking official of the second grade, the scholar of the Wuyingdian University, this is the rhythm of entering the cabinet!

PS: I wanted to write one more chapter today, but something happened in the afternoon, so this second chapter is only now ready. In fact, I work hard, but life is always helpless.