Ningyuan, Liaodong General Military Office.

There are only three people in the study: Li Chengliang, Li Rumei, father and son, and Hatch.

"What's going on in Beijing?" Since returning to Liaodong, Li Chengliang, the news of the Beijing Division, has been handed over to Li Rumei to be responsible, as for Hatch, with his secret support, in half a year, he has basically pacified the Jurchen tribes in Jianzhou.

Both of them are doing very well, they are Li Chengliang's right-hand man now, and they rely on them very much, but whenever they are important, they usually discuss with the two of them.

"The latest news, food prices are still rising rapidly, but the other situation has not changed much, the excerpt of the impeachment of Zhang You is still flying like snowflakes on His Majesty's desk, and the people go to the noon assembly every day...... Father, the child thinks that it is not enough for us to secretly cooperate with Xu Ge Lao financially, so it is better to do something more......"

"Oh? Isn't that enough? Xu Ge Lao's big gesture this time is actually no different from forcing the palace, even if he wins in the end, it is actually a matter of killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred, it is enough for us to help him secretly, and he still has to support His Majesty on the surface, otherwise once he is investigated in the future, he will only need an edict to collect the military power of his father. ”

"Father is too cautious, but the child thinks that according to our current power, we are actually qualified to negotiate with the imperial court, and for the sake of long-term planning, we should take this opportunity to show our attitude to Your Majesty."

"This ...... What is Liang's attitude? Our Li family is tired of receiving the favor of the country, how dare we have different intentions? Li Chengliang said that some things are actually clear, but even if he is as close as father and son, he is unwilling to leave a handle. It's like the emperor has to go to the table to persuade three times before he ascends the throne, even if everyone is blushing at that position, the fig leaf that should be there is still needed.

That's politics.

Li Rumei and Hatch knew Li Chengliang's thoughts, if he had no ambition, he would not have sacrificed the lives of the people of a city in order to return to Liaodong. And now, why is he willing to secretly support Hatch? Isn't it just that once you break with the imperial court in the future, you will have a place to settle down.

"It's not that Enshuai betrayed the court, but that Your Majesty is being bewitched by villains today, and it's a good time for Enshuai to set things right......"

"Qingjun's side?" Li Chengliang's eyebrows jumped, interrupting Hatch.

"Exactly, Zhang You relies on His Majesty's trust, and does nonsense, the world is not worth this person for a long time, as long as the father Shuai returns to Beijing under the banner of the Qing Dynasty, the world will definitely follow, and kill Zhang You in the future, the father is the hero of our Ming Dynasty, even if His Majesty may be dissatisfied at the moment, he will understand the painstaking work of his father in the future, and rely more on his father." Li Rumei said with a smile, if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, it would be hard to believe that such a thing came from a hairy guy who was dissatisfied with his age.

"Yes, Enshuai, what the fifth young master said is right, now the people of Beijing are waiting to be fed, and they can't wait to eat Zhang Youqi's meat, as long as we bring troops and food back to Beijing, you will be a Buddha of ten thousand families." The people's hearts are like water, and after this village, there is no such shop. Hatch also echoed, he wished that Li Chengliang would be the king, in that case, his status would inevitably rise, and once Li Chengliang was called the emperor in the future, how could he be a prince, so that his life would be in vain.

Li Chengliang was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke: "What you both said makes sense, but Ben Shuai feels that he needs to wait and see for a while." In this way, Hatch, you lead the people of Benwei to cruise around Shanhaiguan, and you only need to make a posture that you can enter Beijing at any time, and you must not act rashly without the order of Ben Shuai. Rumei, write to your eldest brother, ask him to raise troops to the east, to the Bauhinia Pass, and tell him that if he does not obey his father's orders, he will not think of his father as a father in the future. ”

"What about Feng Yong? Do you want......? Li Rumei asked, making a gesture of cutting off her head at the same time.

Li Chengliang shook his head: "No, I was asking him to report the news, otherwise how would Jingzhong know our attitude?" After a pause, he said, "In addition, prepare food and send it to the capital at any time...... Elder Xu Ge must also be prepared in this regard, this is good, we can't let him occupy it all alone. ”

"Father is handsome and wise!"

"Grace and handsome!"

The long queue at the gate of the major grain stores has finally disappeared, not that the food supply has returned to normal, on the contrary, according to the grain store manager, the grain has been sold out, and the new grain is on the way to be delivered, and it is not known when it will arrive.

In fact, there are a large number of people gathered at the door of each grain store, who have been hungry for several days, and they all hope that after the arrival of new grain, they can rush to buy food as quickly as possible.

Zhu Yijun was wearing a azure robe, and under the secret protection of Cao Aijin and a group of Dongchang masters, he walked head to head at the gate of the major grain stores, and when he arrived at the door of the "Xintai Grain Store" near Chaoyang Gate, the sun had already set in the west.

His face was very ugly, his chest was burning like a fire, and he had an urge to cry out.

"Lao Cao, let me ask you a question, there is not only one force behind these grain stores, why can they be so united and willing to be the vanguard of Xu Jie?"

"Because of interests." Cao Aijin's words were concise and to the point, his eyes glanced left and right from time to time, and his spirit was always in a tense state.

"Okay, because of interests, what about the people, isn't it for the people that Zicheng checked the silver used to repair the embankment of Dongting Lake, why did they put the sin of food shortage on Zicheng's head? What about their brains, what about their discernment? ”

"Anger affects a person's judgment, and in addition, it has always been a common problem for the vast majority of people." This time, Cao Aijin said more, but he did not relax his vigilance because of this.

"Yes," Zhu Yijun actually understood, and sighed lightly when he heard the words: "Could it be that you really want to fulfill their wishes?" As long as they succeed once, there will definitely be a second and third time, and at that time, where will the dignity of the royal family remain? ”

Cao Aijin was silent, this question was too big, he really didn't know how to answer.

"I'm starving to death, it's all Zhang You's bastard, go, since the emperor Lao'er and Zhang You pretend to be turtles with shrunken heads, then let's go to Zhang's mansion, arrest his old lady and daughter-in-law, and see if he shows up!" Someone in the crowd shouted, which soon caused a strong response, and the crowd suddenly stirred, shouting "That's right, go to Zhang's Mansion!" "Arrest him, take his wife and daughter-in-law as hostages, and see if he shows up!"

Soon it was surging westward.

Zhu Yijun and Cao Aijin looked at each other and changed color, and were about to catch up, when an old man in gorgeous clothes with crane hair and a childish face walked over towards this side surrounded by several people. Zhu Yijun faintly felt that the old man was a little familiar, and after recognizing Xu Bin, the prefect of Songjiang next to him, he couldn't help but feel shocked, and suddenly remembered the identity of the old man.