As soon as Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, a young eunuch quickly moved a small stool and placed it not far from the emperor's right hand side.

Emperor Chongzhen waved to Yang Zhen again, asking him to get up and go over and take a seat.

Seeing this, Yang Zhen knew he couldn't refuse, so he thanked the favor, got up from the ground, hunched over, carefully walked to the front, and then sat down on the stool with his butt half pulled up.

Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be extremely satisfied when he saw Yang Zhen being cautious and even obedient. His mood, which had been ruined by Duduo before, had obviously improved, and he was obviously in a good mood.

At this time, when he saw Yang Zhen coming forward and sitting down, he turned around and smiled and said to a eunuch waiting beside him: "Wang Daban, go and prepare some tea and fruit snacks for me, Hong Qing, Chen Qing, and Yang Qing."

! I won’t come in for lunch, I want to talk to all the ministers here!”

Yang Zhen just landed on the brocade stool, and when he heard Emperor Chongzhen say this, he quickly looked sideways and saw a short, fat, middle-aged eunuch bowing to receive the order.

It turned out that the middle-aged short and fat eunuch who dared to deliver the emperor's decrees under the Meridian Gate turned out to be the eunuch Wang Chengen who was the companion of Emperor Chongzhen.

Yang Zhen, a time traveler, certainly knows about Wang Chengen and admires him.

In particular, when Yang Zhen thought about the fall of the capital in the 17th year of Chongzhen, so many imperial relatives, civil servants and military generals betrayed Chongzhen and surrendered to Dashun. However, the eunuch in front of him was a man of steel and iron. He would rather be broken into pieces than to be ruined. He was the same as Chongzhen.

Die Meishan, he couldn't help but be full of respect for this eunuch.

Yang Zhen looked at Wang Chengen's back, and a picture of Emperor Chongzhen and Wang Chengen hanging themselves together in Meishan emerged in his mind - their bodies were hanging in the wind from an old locust tree with a crooked neck.

Yang Zhen quickly shook his head and threw the scene away. At this time, Wang Chengen seemed to feel the eyes from behind. He took the opportunity to stand up and turn around and glanced at Yang Zhen.

When Yang Zhen saw Wang Chengen turning back to look at him, he quickly nodded to him.

Wang Chengen's eyes immediately changed from the cold look when he turned his head to a slight smile, and he took the opportunity to move forward and nodded towards Yang Zhen.

Yang Zhen didn't have a chance to talk to Wang Chengen. If he had, he would definitely express his respect to this eunuch who was loyal and righteous throughout the ages.

Just when Yang Zhen's mind was spinning, Emperor Chongzhen, who was sitting on a collapsed seat under the screen in front, opened his mouth again and said: "Wang Dehua, Luo Yangxing, um, and Zhang Ruolin, the doctor of the Ministry of War, stay here, and the others

All the internal and external ministers and workers should be dispersed!"

When Emperor Chongzhen said this, the other court ministers and chamberlain ministers who had been standing quietly on the platform thanked him one after another, and then left and returned to their offices.

Soon, on the cloud platform outside the back door of Jianji Hall, only the few people whom Emperor Chongzhen had named for questions were left.

Wang Chengen, who had just gone to arrange the tea and fruit snacks, also timely directed a team of eunuchs to set up small tables and place the tea and fruit snacks in front of the emperor and everyone left behind.

This scene is not like a monarch and his subjects asking questions, but more like a tea party where monarchs and subjects enjoy themselves together during the New Year and festivals.

However, at this time, it was past noon and the weather was cold. No matter how Emperor Chongzhen created the atmosphere, the scene ended up looking very solemn.

"Han Qing——"

"I'm here."

"Have you met my Hong Aiqing?"

"Well, I came from Songshan and passed by Shanhaiguan. I wanted to see him, but I couldn't see him. At that time, Governor Hong had already entered the court according to the order and was not in Shanhaiguan. Therefore, I haven't been lucky enough to see him yet."

Emperor Chongzhen saw that those who should leave had left and those who should stay were there, so he began to talk to everyone, but when he came up, he asked Yang Zhen if he had met Hong Chengchou.

Faced with Emperor Chongzhen's questions, Yang Zhenzi had something to say. At the same time, he didn't know much about the etiquette of answering the emperor's questions. At the moment, he didn't show any restraint and answered the questions directly.

When Emperor Chongzhen asked something, he would answer directly and truthfully.

His reaction was in line with the straightforwardness that a martial artist should have, and for a while it made Emperor Chongzhen very satisfied.

"In this case, my Hong Aiqing is right in front of you. You can meet her first before talking! Oh, by the way, I heard that you arrived in Tongzhou only yesterday evening. You entered the capital early this morning, and then went straight to the Meridian Gate to offer prisoners. I believe that my military department

Shangshu Chen Aiqing, you haven’t seen him either, have you?”

After hearing this, Yang Zhen quickly stood up from the brocade stool, turned around and looked at the two ministers sitting under Emperor Chongzhen's left hand.

After hearing the emperor's words, the two ministers stood up at almost the same moment, smiling and looking at Yang Zhen. They were all wearing beam crowns and python robes, which made Yang Zhen a little dumbfounded for a moment.

Yang Zhenzheng was thinking quickly to determine who was who, when he saw a person coming out from the side. When he looked closely, he saw that it was Wang Dehua who had never spoken a word.

"Come, come, come, Mr. Yang, you are entering the palace for the first time to meet the emperor. It is inevitable that the emperor will be confused. Come with me and I will take you to meet Governor Hong and Chen Benbing!"

Wang Dehua suddenly appeared from the side, stepped forward with a smile, pulled Yang Zhen's sleeve, first led him to the minister in front of him, and then said:

"Supervisor Hong has been in the army for a long time and is used to military salutes, but you are in the category of Supervisor Hong, so you can use military salutes!"

When Yang Zhen heard this, he turned to look at Emperor Chongzhen. When he saw Emperor Chongzhen smiling and nodding, he raised his eyes to look at Hong Chengchou who had remained silent.

Although this Hong Chengchou was born as a scholar and a scholar, he was from the south and the prime minister in the north. He was tall, handsome, and powerful.

Yang Zhen took a look and found that it was consistent with his guess about Hong Chengchou's appearance. He lifted his robe, knelt on one knee, bowed to Hong Chengchou, who was standing tall and smiled silently, and said with clasped fists and bow:

"Yang Zhen, a low-ranking official, has met the Superintendent!"

Of course, Hong Chengchou had heard of Yang Zhen's name for a long time. Ever since he led the army to supervise Shanhaiguan, he had heard about Yang Zhen's deeds after arriving in Liaodong from time to time.

At the same time, he also knew that this Yang Zhen was the general brought by Fang Yizao outside the pass, and Fang Yizao was a figure on Chen Xinjia's line.

Therefore, his attitude towards Yang Zhen is a little complicated. He hopes to take such a capable general under his command and use him for his own purposes, but at the same time he knows that such a thing cannot be done easily, and if he does it, he will easily offend some important officials in the DPRK.

guy.

Therefore, after he arrived at Shanhaiguan, he adopted almost the same attitude towards Songshan Commander-in-Chief Yang Zhen and Liaodong Commander-in-Chief Zu Dashou who was stationed in Jinzhou.

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Besides, Hong Chengchou had many generals under his command, including Yang Zhen, so he never deliberately excluded Yang Zhen, his nominal subordinate, nor did he take the initiative to show kindness.

However, the situation is different now.

First, Yang Zhen relied on his own strength to defeat tens of thousands of Manchu Tatar troops in Songshan, which already impressed him.

Then, Yang Zhen learned the essence of military art, took a boat to cross the Liao Sea eastward, took advantage of a weak point and entered behind enemy lines, and recaptured the three cities of Fuzhou, Jinzhou and Lushun in one fell swoop, which amazed him even more.

Moreover, after these consecutive victories, Yang Zhen's status in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen is no longer what it used to be. The title of knight is just around the corner. Such a person will not need to go out to supervise Ning Yuan in the future.

None of it works anymore.

And if you want to use his words, you can't be too distant from him now.

Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou hurriedly bent down, supported Yang Zhen with a smile, and said: "Mr. Yang, please get up. Mr. Yang, please get up quickly. In front of the Holy Master, you and I are all ministers. There is no need to be polite to each other! No need.

How polite!”

What Hong Chengchou said is basically consistent with what Yang Zhen was thinking at this point.

Etiquette can be big or small, and the best way to use it lies in one's mind.

If Yang Zhen wanted to harm him at this time, he would pay homage to him. If he dared to accept it calmly, Emperor Chongzhen who was watching from the side would definitely be displeased.

After all, Emperor Chongzhen is the real boss, and this real boss is sitting there observing.

Ever since Hong Chengchou led the army to fight, the voices of officials in the central and local governments have never ceased to impeach him, saying that he was domineering and self-willed, that he killed innocent people indiscriminately, that he was overbearing and arrogant, etc.

As for Yang Zhen's reputation, the reviews are almost the same. Some say he is wise and courageous, courageous and courageous, and dare to be the first in the world. Others say he is disrespectful to superior officials, arrogant and domineering, arrogant and brave, and acts wantonly.

Emperor Chongzhen was about to see how Hong Chengchou treated the generals under his command, and how Yang Zhen would treat Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao.

People say that accompanying an emperor is like accompanying a tiger. This is exactly what they mean. The emperor's feelings and kindness towards you may be completely different in the blink of an eye.

Yang Zhen didn't realize this at first, but Wang Dehua suddenly stood up and reminded him, which suddenly made him realize it.

What he realized was not only that among the two unknown ministers, he could accurately identify who was Hong Chengchou and who was Chen Xinjia, and what kind of etiquette should be performed in front of them, but also what was hidden in them.

Dangerous.

For him, the most rare thing is Emperor Chongzhen's trust, and from the current point of view, Emperor Chongzhen's trust in him shows no sign of weakening.

He could not damage or lose Emperor Chongzhen's trust in him just because he failed to respond in front of the emperor.

Therefore, when Yang Zhen heard what Hong Chengchou said, he nodded and stood up, then bowed and clasped his fists, bowing his head and saying nothing.

At this time, Wang Dehua pulled his sleeve again, turned to another minister who looked at Yang Zhen with a smile, and said with a smile:

"Come on, come on, Mr. Yang, come and see Chen Benbing. Chen Benbing is in charge of the military department. I would like to pay a military courtesy. I will not blame you for being rude!"

"How dare you, how dare you, Mr. Yang doesn't have to be polite!"

At this time, Chen Xinjia had already understood Yang Zhen's thoughts from Zhang Ruolin's mouth, and had a better impression of Yang Zhen. When they met, his words were gentle and cordial.

But Yang Zhen knew that etiquette could not be abolished. Military generals have always been regarded as domineering because they despised civil servants and did not pay attention to the details of etiquette in front of civil servants.

At this time, Yang Zhen did not want to give people such an impression. Although he had no respect for people like Chen Xinjia in history, he could not show any disrespect in person.

Under the humility of the two people, Yang Zhen still knelt on the ground with one knee, clasped his fists and lowered his head, and said: "Yang Zhen, a humble official, has met the Lord Shangshu!"

"Hey, please get up, Mr. Yang. Please get up. Mr. Yang is a tiger general who was selected by the Holy One outside Shanhaiguan. The Holy One is here. How dare you defend me alive? Mr. Yang, please get up quickly!"

As soon as Chen Xinjia helped Yang Zhen up, everyone heard Emperor Chongzhen laughing and saying: "It's great that the generals and prime ministers are in harmony! You are all my friends. I am very relieved that you can do this. I am very relieved." ah!"

After hearing what Emperor Chongzhen said, several people present immediately congratulated Emperor Chongzhen on his saintliness. Then, at Emperor Chongzhen's request, they went back to their seats and sat down.
Chapter completed!