Cao Duyun said: "Back to his father, Yang Sichang is a Jinshi in the twenty-eighth year of Wanli, once served as the imperial envoy of the right capital, and was in charge of military affairs in the two borders of Henan and Hebei, and later because his father Yang He was convicted and dismissed from office, this person is good at military affairs, and he is quite famous inside and outside the government and the opposition."

Only those who have held important positions can know the armaments of the state capitals, and can write such articles. Chongzhen suddenly said in his heart: "I see, the father's sin should not be as good as the son, you find him, examine this person's talent and ability, and see if it can be of great use." ”

Cao Duyun said: "Yun'er obeys. ”

He paused slightly, and then said, "Father thinks Mr. Hua's 'Heart Needle' method can be effective?"

After a silver needle puncture, Chongzhen really felt refreshed and tired, and nodded immediately: "Yes, it is indeed useful." ”

Cao Duyun said: "In this case, the child will bring Mr. Hua into the palace tomorrow to perform spells for his father, and by the way, bring Yang Sichang as well, and his father will personally test his talents?"

Chongzhen read the "Theory of Peace and Thieves and Peace", and immediately said: "Okay, tomorrow at noon, you take him to the imperial study and see him." ”

Half an hour later, Cao Duyun and Hua Bushi had returned to the door of Donghua Palace, and the achievement of the holy purpose of entering the palace this time was very smooth, and both of them had smiles on their faces.

The so-called "heart needle" is just a casual name given by Hua Bushi, with the skill of the eldest young master's silver needle puncture, if you want to make people clear their brains and refresh their minds, eliminate fatigue, they can easily do it with only three or five needles, and the reason why this long time is delayed is to let Chongzhen read the "Theory of Peace and Thieves".

None of the medical books on the table could be read by the emperor, only this book could arouse his interest, and everything was planned by Cao Duyun a long time ago, and the result was all expected.

"Twilight has done his best, and all that remains is to see how eloquent Mr. Sichang is, and whether he can impress the saint. Cao Duyun said.

Hua Bushi smiled slightly and said, "For this section, the little brother is not worried. ”

On that day, Yang Sichang talked endlessly about pacifying the righteous army in various realms, and he spoke the truth, which made Hua Bushi quite admired, and he also knew that his strategy was indeed feasible. Moreover, Yang Sichang was originally born as an official eunuch and had a flexible mind, as long as he created an opportunity to face the saint, he would be able to win the emperor's trust, Hua Bushi was very sure of this.

While speaking, the two walked out of the Donghua Gate, Hua Bushi was suddenly stunned, and said, "Where is Lihu?"

When he entered the palace first, Hua Bushi told Li Hu to wait for him at the door, but now there are only a few internal guards standing guard in front of Donghua Gate, and there is no shadow of Li Hu.

"Why is Senior Brother Lan gone?" Cao Duyun also frowned.

He called one of the guards and asked, "Do you know where Commander Lan is?"

The waiter said: "Back to Gongzi Cao, after you left, Commander Lan and that little brother first went to the open space over there to compete a few tricks, and then went to the palace together." ”

"After a few tricks, you went to the palace?" Cao Duyun's brows furrowed even deeper.

Hua Bushi thought about it, but his expression was relieved, and said, "It's okay, they want to visit a friend, let's wait here for a while." ”

"Visiting friends?" Cao Duyun was even more puzzled, this place is the Inner Palace, what friends can Li Hu have here?

When he was about to ask again, he suddenly heard the waiter say: "Look, Gongzi Cao, they are back!"

Cao Duyun turned his head to look, and saw Li Hu and Lan Haochen walking side by side, the two were talking and laughing, and their expressions were actually very intimate, and Li Hu had already changed into a guard's outfit.

Before coming, Li Hu hurriedly saluted Hua Bushi, and Lan Haochen also bowed to Cao Duyun and said, "Senior brother, if Brother Li wants to enter the palace to take a look, I will take him in and take a turn." ”

Cao Duyun wanted to reprimand this junior brother for a few words, but when he thought of Hua Bushi and Li Hu standing aside, he took back his words and said, "Senior brother, you are so good to guard the palace gate, let's go back to the house." ”

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※, this Blue Commander is not only very good at swordsmanship, but also very good, and he is a person who can be friends, this is the conclusion that Li Hu came to after the sword competition.

Lan Haochen couldn't afford to lose the bet of 10,000 taels of silver, so Li Hu said another condition, that is, to take him into the palace to see the princess Zhu Huichan.

Lan Haochen thought about it for a long time, and finally agreed. His swordsmanship comes from the master teaching, after more than ten years of hard work, the fire is profound, and he is very confident that he will not lose to the other party. However, as soon as the two of them handed over, Lan Haochen immediately knew that he was all wrong.

Li Hu's original swordsmanship may be on par with Lan Haochen, but after a battle with Ge Li, his comprehension of the way of sword cultivation is no longer what it used to be, and his swordsmanship has also improved dramatically, and more than 20 moves forced Lan Haochen to abandon the sword and lose.

Lan Haochen admitted that he had lost the bet, and he didn't say anything, so he found a guard's costume and asked Li Hu to change into it, and asked him to wrap the soft sword around his waist and hide it, and then led him into Donghua Gate and went to Chengrui Garden, where the princess lived. Although he had just been demoted, he was still the leader of the brocade guards, and there was no one to stop him from patrolling the palace with a guard.

After this battle, Lan Haochen admired Li Hu's swordsmanship very much, although he was a member of the government, he had been apprenticed to martial arts since he was a child, and he had a bit of the boldness of a martial artist, and Li Hu was even more arrogant, the two had similar personalities, it can be said that they did not know each other, and they actually gave birth to some friendships.

This is also the reason why Cao Duyun saw them talking and laughing and walked out of the palace.

At noon on the second day, Cao Duyun and Hua Bushi entered the palace again, and also brought Yang Sichang. And this Yang Xiaoguan did not disappoint, and a few words of reply after meeting the emperor had already impressed Chongzhen with him.

Since then, a few days later, Hua Bushi, Yang Sichang has become a frequent visitor to the Forbidden Imperial City, almost every day at noon, Hua Bushi used the "heart needle" method for the emperor to relieve the lack of acupoints, Yang Sichang and the emperor to discuss state affairs, tell the "four positive six corners, ten sides of the net" of the thief's strategy.

Under the conditioning of Hua Bushiyin's acupuncture points, although Chongzhen's premature aging state could not be changed for a while, his spirit was much stronger, which was also the reason for his mood. For many years, the peasant army that has risen in various places has been Chongzhen's confidant, and now he seems to have found a way to deal with it, of course, he is in a good mood, and at the same time, his trust in Yang Sichang is also increasing day by day.

There is another person who has also become a frequent visitor to the palace with Hua Bushi Yang Sichang, and that is Li Hu. Now he and Lan Haochen have become good friends, every time he comes by car with Hua Bushi, Lan Haochen will learn a few swordsmanship from him, and then lead him into the palace.

Li Hu will only go to one place when he enters the palace, which is Chengrui Garden, where Zhu Huichan lives.

Chengrui Garden is located in a corner of the Imperial Garden, is a rather remote palace, far less square and tall than Yonghe Palace, but the scenery in the courtyard is very elegant, in addition to the flowers and trees rockery, there is also a pond, on which the stone bridge water pavilion, there is a bit of the charm of the Jiangnan garden.

After lunch, Zhu Huichan sat alone on the stone bridge, staring blankly at the pool, and the maids and eunuchs in the garden had already been sent to the backyard by her.

This princess Chitose is in a very bad mood today. Early in the morning, when she went to the Qianqing Palace to ask Queen Zhou for peace, she mentioned the matter of arranging Li Hu to be a guard in the palace, thinking that her mother, who had always loved her very much, would agree to such a small matter, but who knew that Queen Zhou not only did not allow it, but also reprimanded Zhu Huichan fiercely.

Zhu Huichan never told her mother about the relationship with Li Hu, but what happened on the way out of Beijing this time, Queen Zhou also knew a little from her younger brother Zhou Cihong, so she reacted so much when Zhu Huichan mentioned Li Hu.

Fortunately, the queen mother didn't know that Li Hu had come to the palace every day to see her in the past few days.

Zhu Huichan sat on the stone bridge pier, unconsciously sat for an hour, this time in the past Li Hu should have come a long time ago, but today there is no one to see, is something wrong? Zhu Huichan was in a mood of being too irritable, picked up a few pieces of gravel, and threw them into the pond one by one.

The stones made a splash and rippled in circles, but the ripples were short-lived and soon disappeared. Although the pond was crystal clear, there were no fish in it, and there was not a single living creature to be seen under the sinking water.

Zhu Huichan couldn't help but miss the pond in the Zhong family's mansion in Hu Manzhai, and the taste of grilling silver arowana next to the pond. When she lived in the Zhong family's mansion that day, she thought that the courtyard was crude and unbearable, and it was no better than the palace, but now when she returned to the palace, she suddenly found that such a large palace was empty and cold, like a pool of lifeless stagnant water.

Zhu Huichan, who has been here since she was born, did not have this feeling in the past, perhaps it was because of this time that she went out of the palace and experienced an unusual period of time, which made her yearn for the vast sky outside, hoping to live an unfettered and free life.

While thinking about it, Zhu Huichan saw a familiar figure walking in from the crescent moon door, it was Li Hu. She was overjoyed, but she deliberately turned her back and straightened her face again.

"Are you waiting for me here?" asked Li Hu as he came behind her.

"I'm meditating and practicing, who's waiting for you!" Zhu Huichan pouted, but said after a while: "Why did you come so late?"

Li Hu grinned, turned to Zhu Huichan's face, and said, "I just went around the street outside, and I bought this a little late." ”

He touched it in his arms, and there was something more in his hand as if he were magical.

"Little sugar man!" Zhu Huichan shouted, snatching it from Li Hu's hand.

There is no shortage of all kinds of pastries and sweets in the palace, but there is no such little candy man made by a craftsman, Zhu Huichan held it in his hand, and his previous gloomy mood instantly improved a lot.