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In the imperial study, hearing that the eunuch had come to report to Qin Shuhuai asking to see him, Chongzhen immediately got up from his seat and said, "Please let him in."

After Qin Shuhuai entered the door, he was also a little surprised to see Chongzhen standing within two or three steps of entering the door waiting for him.

"Brother Qin, I haven't seen you for a few days, I miss you so much!" Chongzhen saw Qin Shuhuai, and immediately stepped forward to hold his hand and said.

Qin Shuhuai knew that Chongzhen was welcoming and saying good things, probably to make up for some of the guilt in his heart. It can also be seen that Chongzhen doesn't want to affect the brotherly relationship between them because of this incident.

In that case, things are a little easier.

Qin Shuhuai behaved to Chongzhen as a monarch and minister, but he was helped up by Chongzhen halfway.

"Brother Qin is tired from the journey, so he doesn't have to be so formal. Then he said to the eunuch, "Go out, all of you." ”

After the eunuch went out, Chongzhen pulled Qin Shuhuai and sat down on the carpet again. Every time Qin Shuhuai came over, they sat on the ground. First, he is the only one in the imperial study room, and unless he says to sit, there will be no place for Qin Shuhuai to sit. Second, this has become their unique way of communication, and Chongzhen deliberately kept this method, just to tell Qin Shuhuai that he was different from other ministers in his heart.

After the two sat down, Chongzhen said, "I saw Brother Qin's performance, but I didn't expect that Brother Qin had just arrived in the three sides for less than half a month, not only received the military power of the Donglin Party, but also easily suppressed more than 30,000 thieves, hehe, after I saw the report, I couldn't help but applaud Brother Qin." ”

Qin Shuhuai smiled faintly and said, "The minister is just doing his best. With the emperor's holy decree, it is natural for the minister to take the three sides. As for fighting thieves, it is even more useless, the main thing is that General He led the soldiers to fight bloodily, and stopped Gao Yingxiang's 60,000 army with a division of 20,000, and the minister just went to clean up the battlefield. ”

Chongzhen said, "Brother Qin, don't be too modest. If the battle of Hancheng hadn't been for you, Brother Qin, it would never have gone so smoothly, I know it. Come, Brother Qin, I want to give you something good. ”

"What's that?"

Chongzhen got up mysteriously, walked to the desk in person, and brought a copper plate. On top of the copper plate, there is a round cover over it.

"Guess what?"

"The minister doesn't have a clairway eye, so he can't guess. ”

Chongzhen smiled, "Brother Qin is really boring. Then I'll reveal the answer to you, look at it!"

As he spoke, Chongzhen opened the copper cover, and suddenly a pungent fragrance pierced out.

Qin Shuhuai looked at it fixedly, it was a plate of pastries.

Chongzhen said, "Brother Qin, this is the osmanthus jujube mud cake from Jiangnan Yipintang that I mentioned to you before! Hehe, I just arrived today, and I am reluctant to eat it, so I am waiting for you to come, Brother Qin." ”

Qin Shuhuai remembered that when he met Chongzhen for the first time that afternoon, he was stuffing pastries into his mouth, and after being seen by Chongzhen, Chongzhen said that the osmanthus jujube mud cake in Jiangnan Yipintang was delicious.

I didn't expect that after so long, he still remembered.

Qin Shuhuai said in his heart, Chongzhen took great pains to reduce his dissatisfaction. However, although he knew that Chongzhen had the elements of the emperor's mind in this, he still felt that Chongzhen was also trying to maintain this brotherhood.

said, "Your Majesty, didn't you say that this thing was only kept fresh for twenty hours, and it was transported from Jiangnan to cost the people and money, why is it also extravagant now?"

Chongzhen smiled, "As the king of a country, it's not too much for me to be extravagant occasionally, right? This time, Jinyiwei went to escort Wang Huazhen, the governor of Zhejiang, into Beijing, and I used my power for personal gain, and asked a few Jinyiwei to buy jujube flower cakes, and took the first step, and quickly whipped me to transport it over. I've calculated the time, as soon as the jujube cake arrives, Brother Qin, you should almost arrive. Looking at it now, it's only been more than two hours, and it should be quite fresh. ”

As he spoke, Chongzhen took a piece and handed it to Qin Shuhuai.

Qin Shuhuai took a bite, and it tasted really good.

After eating the jujube flower cake, Qin Shuhuai felt that it was time to talk about something serious, so he said, "Your Majesty, that Wang Huazhen has been escorted to Beijing?"

"Not yet, it should be a few days before we arrive in the capital. By the way, I asked you to come back this time, and I was about to discuss this with you. Chongzhen lowered his voice and said, "Now that the trilateral military power has been collected, I have decided to start a war with the Donglin Party." The stakes are very high, I don't have Brother Qin by my side, and I am uneasy, so I am in a hurry to order Brother Qin to enter Beijing. ”

Qin Shuhuai smiled slightly, thinking that Chongzhen's reason to find him was impeccable.

The emperor is anxious to deal with the Donglin Party, so he recruited you back from the three sides, which shows that you are very important in his heart, and there is nothing wrong with saying this.

Qin Shuhuai also believed that Chongzhen was going to prepare to deal with Donglin next, and he would definitely continue to reuse himself and let himself lead the struggle.

However, this can't hide the fact that Chongzhen doesn't want him to get involved in the trilateral military power.

The reason is simple. Qin Shuhuai had already told Chongzhen that he could wait for him to come back to deal with the Donglin Party, and Chongzhen also agreed at that time. Now that the Donglin Party has not said that it will rebel, and even Wang Huazhen has been taken down, they have not had much backlash, so there is no need to advance this matter at all. On the three sides, Qin Shuhuai just gave Gao Yingxiang a heavy blow and made a good start, recruiting him back at this time, and then changing the coach, anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is not suitable.

However, Qin Shuhuai didn't break it, but just followed Chongzhen's words and said, "The emperor has figured out how to deal with the Donglin Party?"

Chongzhen said, "I've only thought about it, but I guess Brother Qin has already made a bamboo in his chest." Therefore, this time, I will invite Brother Qin to take the command, and I will only sing a supporting role for you. Hehe, with Brother Qin here, I don't have to worry so much, yes or no?"

Qin Shuhuai smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, there is a sentence that ministers don't know whether to say or not. ”

"Brother Qin, come on, why are you going around in circles with me? ”

Qin Shuhuai nodded, "That's what the minister said." The minister thought that the Donglin Party had lost three sides, and it was no longer enough to be afraid. At present, the real henchmen of the Ming Dynasty are the rogues who are suppressed everywhere and cannot be destroyed. The minister suggested before that the trilateral bandits should be cleared first and then Donglin should be destroyed, which is the reason. Now that the trilateral bandits have not been eliminated, if the emperor is in a hurry to suppress Donglin, the ministers are afraid that there will be turmoil in various places, and they will give the rogues in various places a big opportunity. The minister was even worried that some Donglin governors would bring their descendants to fight with the rogues, and the situation would be even more uncontrollable. ”

Chongzhen was slightly stunned, his face was slightly solemn, and his deep eyebrows were silent.

Qin Shuhuai continued, "If you first quell the bandits and then destroy Donglin, then the two can be separated and annihilated, because Donglin will never collude with the rogues until it is in a desperate situation." But if the emperor wants to destroy Donglin first and then quell the bandits, then it is very likely that Donglin is desperate and colludes with the rogues. Please also ask the emperor to think twice about this matter. ”