Liu Ruyi did not expect that Emperor Chongzhen would be so anxious to see her. However, Liu Ruyi was full of expectations for this impression that only existed in words. Even what Yang Sichang said later, Liu Ruyi did not listen at all.
arrive!
Walking along Dongzhimen, Liu Ruyi originally wanted to take a look at the scenery of the capital at night, but on the side, a young eunuch took the trouble to explain various rules in the palace to Liu Ruyi, which made Liu Ruyi feel dizzy.
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In a daze, several people had already arrived outside the palace!
"After entering the palace, you must abide by the rules! Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, don't say what you shouldn't say, and don't look at what you shouldn't see! Do you understand?" Yang Sichang gave Liu Ruyi a cold look and said in a deep voice.
"Don't worry, Mr. Ge, I have a sense of propriety in my humble position!" Liu Ruyi didn't even look at Yang Sichang, she just clasped her fists and replied coldly!
Since Yang Sichang was born with such a cold face towards him, there was no need for Liu Ruyi to use her hot face to rub his cold ass! After all, when Emperor Chongzhen summoned him, it was not Yang Sichang's face!
"Humph!" Yang Sichang snorted coldly, and without saying anything, he was led by the little eunuch and walked straight into the high palace wall!
The palace is very large. In later generations, Liu Ruyi came here once. However, it was during the day and the sun was shining brightly. But now it is late at night. Except for the avenue along the palace gate, everywhere else is pitch black. In addition, the surrounding areas
The palace walls are all high, and there is an oppressive and suffocating feeling!
Seeing that Liu Ruyi was a little depressed, the little eunuch hurriedly said with a smile: "General Liu, actually the palace used to be very beautiful at night, with lights everywhere! However, now that the war is getting serious, the emperor has ordered to reduce the number of people in the palace.
expenditure……"
"Thank you for clarifying my doubts, little father-in-law!" Liu Ruyi cupped his hand, and inadvertently, a one hundred tael silver note was put into the little eunuch's hand!
The little eunuch was startled, but he saw Liu Ruyi winking at him, and Yang Sichang was walking in front of him, thoughtfully, and did not notice it. The little eunuch glanced at Liu Ruyi gratefully, and carefully put the silver in his hand.
The ticket was stuffed into my arms!
"You haven't asked me your father-in-law's name yet?" Liu Ruyi smiled and asked the young eunuch in a low voice while Yang Sichang was in front.
"General, don't try to harm me! I call you mistress. If anything happens to the general, just tell me!" the little eunuch, mistress, said with some sincerity.
In the Ming Dynasty, the great eunuchs seemed to be extremely prosperous, but the lives of the little eunuchs in the palace were extremely miserable. Especially in the Chongzhen dynasty, even the emperor lived frugally every day, and the little eunuchs like them had even less money and money.
Got it!
However, snakes follow their own paths, and rats follow their own paths. Secretly finding ways to make friends with powerful foreign ministers is a shortcut for these little eunuchs to make money!
Liu Ruyi smiled and said, "I will inevitably bother my father-in-law from now on!"
The mistress smiled shyly, but said no more!
About half an hour later, several people arrived outside a magnificent hall. The mistress hurriedly stopped in front of Yang Sichang and Liu Ruyi, and said with a smile: "Mr. Ge and General Liu, please stay here. I will go in now."
Communication!"
"Hmm~!" Yang Sichang hummed from his nostrils, then stood there with his eyes closed to relax.
Liu Ruyi smiled kindly at the mistress.
Soon, the mistress trotted out, "Mr. Ge, General Liu, it's dark now, and the emperor ordered you two not to communicate! Will you come with me?"
The two of them followed the mistress, made several turns, and finally entered the magnificent hall. Not far away, a thin man wearing a gold silk dragon robe was leaning on the desk.
I was busy writing, and I didn’t even notice the two people coming in!
Yang Sichang straightened his clothes, knelt on the ground, and said respectfully: "Yang Sichang, the chief minister of the cabinet, bows to my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"
"Haha, Mr. Ge is here! No need to be polite, just get down quickly!" came a slightly aged young voice from the side of the imperial desk.
However, Liu Ruyi was dazzled by the scenery in the room for a moment and stood there blankly, not knowing what to do!
The mistress hurriedly winked at Liu Ruyi and pouted her mouth!
Only then did Liu Ruyi react. He bowed his head and knelt down and said: "Liu Ruyi, the deputy general of Shandong Province, comes to see the emperor. Long live my emperor!"
At this time, Liu Ruyi suddenly saw a pair of bright yellow boots appearing in front of him, with an exquisite five-clawed golden dragon embroidered on them, majestic and majestic, as if he was about to soar into the sea and jump off the boots!
"Haha! Are you Jinan Liu Ruyi? Don't be nervous, stand up and speak!" The voice was very soft, with a hint of hoarseness!
Liu Ruyi raised her head and met his eyes!
In this way, Liu Ruyi looked at Emperor Chongzhen in front of him, and Emperor Chongzhen also looked at Liu Ruyi with great interest!
It is basically the same as the description Liu Ruyi saw in later classics. Emperor Chongzhen was about thirty years old, with a handsome appearance and a figure about half a head shorter than Liu Ruyi. He was not outstanding, but definitely extraordinary, especially his eyes.
There is an inexplicable determination in the softness, which makes people dare not face it!
"Insolent~~! Shuzi~! How dare you be so without a king and a father?"
Just when Liu Ruyi wanted to avoid Emperor Chongzhen's eyes, she heard Yang Sichang roaring loudly beside him, as if he wanted to eat Liu Ruyi alive!
Liu Ruyi turned around and gave Yang Sichang a cold look!
But he saw that Yang Sichang seemed to be going crazy and clenched his old fist tightly. If he hadn't been worried that Emperor Chongzhen was here, he would have come forward to fight Liu Ruyi desperately!
"Haha! It's okay! There's no need to be angry, Sir! It's the first time General Liu entered the palace and he didn't understand the rules in the palace. It's understandable and excusable!" Emperor Chongzhen was not angry and tried to smooth things over with a smile.
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Liu Ruyi hurriedly bowed and bowed deeply, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your tolerance!"
"Huh!" Yang Sichang snorted coldly, but said no more!
Emperor Chongzhen smiled apologetically at Liu Ruyi and said hurriedly: "Mr. Ge, what are the results of your investigation? Are General Liu's records true?"
I don't know why, when Emperor Chongzhen first saw Liu Ruyi, he felt that this young man was full of an indescribable magic power. He was energetic, powerful, capable, and there was something hidden under the calmness that made him...
The unruly spirit that cannot be tamed!
This indescribable mixed temperament made Emperor Chongzhen fall in love with Liu Ruyi at first sight!
Yang Sichang nodded, "Back to the emperor, General Liu's record is true! However, there are a few doubtful points in it!"
After Yang Sichang finished speaking, he glanced at Liu Ruyi and said: "First, why is Gao Qiqian involved with General Liu? Second, why do a mere thousand Tatar soldiers join the three thousand officers and soldiers under General Liu?
Resistance? Thirdly, I wonder what method General Liu used to annihilate all these Tatar soldiers at once? Your Majesty, the old minister's problem is over!"
Yang Sichang immediately saluted Chongzhen and closed his eyes to rest like an old monk in meditation!
Emperor Chongzhen glanced at Liu Ruyi and said nothing, but what he meant was: 'General Liu, what is going on? Please explain it yourself?'
Liu Ruyi couldn't help but curse in her heart, "Damn Yang Sichang, aren't you just looking for trouble? He has clearly answered his question, but he is still holding on to him like this? I have never raped him."
Daughter!'
However, now that it had come to this, Liu Ruyi had no choice but to recount last night's events to Chongzhen in detail!
Chongzhen listened very carefully and would interject a few words from time to time to ask about the specific process at that time!
When he heard that Liu Ruyi had cleverly devised a secret plan and used the nine-life old cat to introduce the Tatar soldiers into the village and surround them, Chongzhen couldn't help but clapped his hands and laughed and applauded loudly!
But when he finally heard that Gao Qiqian had ‘died in battle’, Emperor Chongzhen’s eyes flashed with an undetectable sadness!
"Your Majesty, this is the specific situation! This is actually good luck for the general! If there had been more Tatar soldiers at that time, I am afraid that my humble position would not have such good luck!" Liu Ruyi explained.
"Not entirely true!" Emperor Chongzhen shook his head slightly, "According to what you said, General Liu, the gun soldiers under your command can actually shoot the Tatar cavalry under their horses at a distance of eighty steps! Even the Tatar cavalry
If there are more, as long as your battle formation is not in chaos, you may not have no chance of winning!"
Liu Ruyi couldn't help but glance at Emperor Chongzhen. This young, but ill-fated, last true emperor of the Han people may not have any merits in him!
"Cough cough cough~!"
At this time, Yang Sichang coughed several times on purpose!
Emperor Chongzhen was stunned, but saw that Yang Sichang had fallen asleep again and again and could hardly stand. He hurriedly said: "Mr. Ge, if you feel unwell, then go back and rest first! If something happens, we can discuss it tomorrow!"
Tonight, I will have a candle-lit night talk with General Liu!"
Yang Sichang glanced at Liu Ruyi, but he really had no energy to speak. He bowed to Emperor Chongzhen and hurriedly exited the room!
Seeing Yang Sichang walking away, Emperor Chongzhen smiled hurriedly and said: "General Liu, don't be so formal now! Come, sit here! I want you to tell me the battle of Jinan City in detail!
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Liu Ruyi had no choice but to narrate the story of the Battle of Jinan City to Chongzhen again!
When Liu Ruyi said that the situation in Jinan City was extremely critical and that Liu Ruyi had no choice but to blow up the Xiaoqing River and divert the river water back into Jinan City, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but change his face!
"General Liu, this, isn't this a bit too abrupt? Do you know that if we fail like this, it is very likely that all the people of Jinan City, including you, will be buried with this!"
Liu Ruyi explained: "Your Majesty, in that situation, the humble post only had less than 3,000 soldiers and horses, but the Manchu Qing Dynasty had more than 30,000 elites! Ten times as much as the humble post! If the rules were followed, Jinan City would probably be
The only way out is to fall! The tragic situation in Linqing City was witnessed by Beizhi with his own eyes, and I will never allow this kind of tragedy to happen to Jinan City again! Even if I die, I will do it myself!"
Liu Ruyi paused for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, Beizhi believes that no matter Beizhi, the brothers under Beizhi, or the people in Jinan City, they are all your Majesty's subjects! Although the Manchu Eight Banners Army is powerful,
After all, the number of people is very small! Dorgon and the rest of Duoduo probably already occupied almost half of the Qing Dynasty! If I had to sacrifice my life and the lives of all the people in Jinan City in exchange for half of the Qing Dynasty, I thought that this deal would
It’s worth it!!!”
Looking at Liu Ruyi's resolute face, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
After a long while, he suddenly slapped his thigh hard and said, "Liu Aiqing, what you said is good! What you said is so good! How come we, the Ming Dynasty, with tens of millions of people, can't even defeat the small Manchu Qing Dynasty! In the final analysis, there is no
No one dares to fight! No one dares to fight! If all the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were as determined as Liu Aiqing, why worry about the Qing Dynasty being immortal? Why worry about the injustice of the traitors? The revival of the Ming Dynasty is just around the corner!"