I'm really not the carpenter emperor

The boundary of the Mulun River used to be within the territory of Buyan Guard, a subordinate of the Nuer Gandu Division. This guard had been abandoned more than ten years ago, and the defenders back then have fled to nowhere.

To the north of the Mulun River, there is a terrain dominated by barren meadows, shallow water beaches, and small forests, stretching as far as the eye can see. Thinking of this, Xiong Tingbi sighed.

The nearly thousand cavalrymen of the Zheng Li Department of the Liao Army's Thousand Commander-in-Chief who pursued the first batch have no news at all now. I'm afraid they were tricked by Dorgon.

Even if Mangui was less than a day away from Dorgon at the time, the direction could not be determined, and there were only a few thousand Kuandian cavalry in his army, so it was even more difficult to search such a large area.

Until now, Man Gui has not even found any news about Zheng Li's first pursuit, hundreds of cavalry, so there is no trace at all.

The rest of the roads quickly approached the Mulun River area after receiving the news from Mangui, but the Ming army was mainly infantry, and the formed legions were equipped with sufficient supply battalions and firearm battalions. , it was difficult for the cart to move forward, so the marching speed was greatly reduced.

When Guo Qinyi, the fastest Guyuan general, arrived near the Mulun River, it was already three days after Zheng Li discovered Dorgon's whereabouts in the village.

Tens of thousands of Ming troops searched Mulunhe for dozens of miles, but they didn't find any other traces. Instead, they wasted several days.

Xiong Tingbi moved his gaze to the north, from the Mulun River to the north, he would pass the boundary of Duoyanwei.

Now Duoyanwei's Mongolian lord Yongxiebu surrendered to Daming, and it was impossible for Dorgon to go there, so the only possibility was to go east, via the Namu River to the Tuomu River, and then to the Far East.

But the news came too slowly after all, even if the order is issued immediately, it will take at least ten days to come and go. By that time, Dorgon may have run out of Nuergandusi territory.

Thinking of this, Xiong Tingbi hammered the table angrily, and said angrily: "Surrounded by an army of more than [-], he was still allowed to run away!"

Chapter 931 The Good News Arrives in Beijing

Ninety-ninth Chongyang, but this is the happiest festival since Zhu Youxiao crossed the Ming Dynasty and became the "Carpenter Emperor".

The reason is nothing else, it is a great news.

It coincides with the arrival of the Double Ninth Festival, and the whole country is immersed in indescribable joy. In the streets and alleys of the capital, all the states and towns are decorated with lights and festoons.

Of course, compared to the north, the southern provinces are not as happy.

The emperor was very happy, and ordered all officials to be exempted from the court for three days. In addition, they did not have to go to the court on the fourth day, so the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty accidentally took a small four-day holiday.

Not to mention the continuous handing in of congratulatory forms from civil and military officials, even the vassal kings from all over the country have a "family letter" to describe the long-awaited family relationship.

But no matter how affectionate they write, it's hard to hide the slightest worry in joy.After all, who would not be afraid of such an emperor with abundant martial virtues?

In particular, this emperor has an allusion to "decree to kill the king" in Luoyang first.

Now that all the tribes of Mongolia have surrendered, the Jurchens outside the pass have been pacified, and the vast territory of Nuer Gandusi will return to the territory of Ming Dynasty in a few days.

Behind the celebrations inside and outside the court, there are trembling Jiangnan chaebols, scholars, and lawless vassal kings and nobles...

They all knew that the emperor's focus in the future was nothing but domestic affairs.

East Palace - Ciqing Palace.

The Prince’s East Palace, also known as Ciqing Palace, is located in the north of the three gates inside the Donghua Gate in the Forbidden City. Last year, the emperor had just intended to confer the crown prince, and the Ministry of Industry ordered the renovation of this place to give it a new look.

Xu Shi, the prince's nurse, approached with her warm hands in her hands, held her feet and said respectfully: "Your Highness, the weather is getting colder, be careful of the wind."

Zhu Ciran raised his chin, instructed her to get up and put the warm hands in his own.

Mrs. Xu is young, only in her thirties, but she is already the most prestigious female official in the inner palace.

There is no other reason. Mrs. Xu is not only the female officer in charge of the Kunning Palace in the Queen's bedroom, but also the crown prince's nanny bestowed by the current emperor. The future is really limitless.

But even so, she didn't dare to overstep the threshold, and never saw any unreasonable actions, all because she knew how Tianzi got here when he was young.

Back then, Tianqi's wet nurse, Hakka, colluded with Wei Zhongxian in the harem, and her power was monstrous.

Later, when Tianqi succeeded to the throne, wasn't he given back by an imperial decree?Not only did he not keep any gold or silver, but he also left a whole body of infamy.

The fact that she became the crown prince's nurse has completely become an allusion for her to be vigilant day and night, especially that Emperor Tianqi is in good health and the crown prince is favored, which made her dare not have any extravagant thoughts.

Mrs. Xu put warm hands in the prince's hand, at that moment, she only felt that the young prince's little finger was cold, like ice picks, lifeless.

She couldn't help feeling worried, looked at the congratulatory form, and said softly: "Your Highness's congratulatory form is finished?"

Zhu Ciran glanced at her and said with a smile: "The weather is getting colder, it seems to be getting colder in this palace. My hands are cold and I can't hold my pen."

When Xu heard this, she lowered her eyes and was speechless for a while.

Not long after, Zhu Ciran added the words "We are at this moment together" on the congratulatory form, closed the congratulatory form, raised his eyes and said:

"I trouble Grandma Xu to transfer the congratulatory form to the Qianqing Palace so that my father can read it."

Mrs. Xu nodded silently, sighed inwardly, and then withdrew from the East Palace.

At such a young age, he shoulders the burden of the entire country in the future. The emperor and empress all regard him as the apple of their eye and place high hopes on him.

Especially for the current emperor, whose martial arts and martial arts can be called the lord of a generation of ZTE, it may be difficult to succeed to the throne behind such a lord, not to appear mediocre.

Thinking of this, she also shook her head slightly, she was just a female official serving the young master, worrying so much about what to do.

The huge imperial palace often looks calm and deep in summer, which makes people feel fascinated, but when it comes to winter, it can make people feel chilly.

The Charity Department is responsible for the use of charcoal fires in the palace. When winter comes, the cost of charcoal fires in the palace increases day by day, and they are often stretched.

Especially when the charcoal fire supply is cut off, even if the day can survive, the most fearful thing is the nightfall, which makes people unable to stand or lie down, and the whole body is cold.

The heart is cold, and the body is also cold.

……

Zhu Youjiao couldn't take his eyes off Xiong Tingbi's eloquent good news, and stuffed the food in his hands like swallowing dates, completely ignoring that it was the imperial meal carefully prepared by the cook.

"Okay, okay!"

"My lord, this is the seventh time you've watched it." Wang Cheng'en, the steward of Huangji Hall, reminded softly, with a smile on his face.

"Xiong Tingbi won another great victory in Liaodong, killed the slave chieftains, and completely killed the Jianzhou rats who opposed our Ming Dynasty! How can I not read such exciting news several times?"

After Zhu Youxiao said this, he just realized something, raised his head and said: "Where is Wang Chaofu, this old guy used to be on duty in Qianqing Palace, what's wrong today?"

Wang Chengen was taken aback, and said: "Thanks to the emperor's concern, the original steward signboard of the Qianqing Palace has caught the wind and cold, and is recuperating. These days, the servants are on duty."

Hearing this, the expression on Zhu Youxiao's face changed, and he closed the good news sent by Liaodong, and said seriously: "The dynasty is suffering from the wind and cold? How come I don't know..."

"Send someone to the imperial hospital and ask them to send an imperial doctor to see the old man."

Hearing the emperor's affectionate address to Wang Chaofu as "old stuff", Wang Chengen felt indescribably envious.

Perhaps, there should still be some jealousy.

But this is all hidden in his heart, who knows.

"Hey, slave girl, please go to the Tai Hospital and tell them to call a veteran." Wang Chengen nodded and was about to go out.

"Wait a minute."

As soon as he arrived at the door, he heard the emperor's summons, and quickly turned back, and said naively: "My lord, what else can I ask you?"

Zhu Youxiao thought for a while, then said with a narrow smile:

"It's nothing. This palace is really boring. The folks are so lively. My eyes are very hot when I see it. I heard that there are many big families in the capital, and they all have a lot of money."

"Since I'm bored, go and call the five wealthiest people in the capital into the palace, and I'll talk to them."

Wang Chengen didn't respond on the face, but his heart was shocked.

The five richest people in Beijing, if not the five richest in the entire Ming Dynasty, are extremely powerful.

On the night when the good news came, the emperor called them into the palace, was it just to chat like what he said just now?

Wang Chengen didn't dare to think too much, and quickly said: "Understood, the servants will go and order them to enter the palace first, and then go to the imperial hospital in person."

Only then did Zhu Youxiao nod in satisfaction, leaning on the Kowloon throne, gently holding the gold dragon head with one hand, and said:

"Cheng En, besides Wei Zhongxian and Wang Chaofu, who are old and immortal, in the inner palace, you are the most reassuring thing for me to do."

Wang Chengen hastily said flatteringly: "The emperor said that, it really offends the servants, the servants are just following the orders of the emperor."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and raised his hand to signal that he could go down.

After Wang Chengen left, he immediately changed his indifferent face.

Chapter 932 Wang Chao is seriously ill

"Your Majesty, I will see you, long live long live!"

Five middle-aged men of different shapes but either rich or noble followed Si Litai to the outside of Xinuang Pavilion step by step. When they heard a light cough from inside, they walked in one by one.

They were all sitting in the mansion, enjoying the glory and wealth that belonged to them as before, but they didn't expect it, and suddenly came a piece of news that made them unbelievable.

Now that the emperor is free in the palace, why don't you ask them to come in and chat?

It's impossible to think about it with your ass. Who is this Lord Tianqi now? He is the master of ZTE who forced the northern and southern Mongolias to surrender, destroyed the Jurchens, and restored Nuer Gandusi!

Such an emperor asked people of their status to enter the palace, could it be to chat?

When they walked in, the eunuch Si Li stood aside with a cold expression on his face, without saying a word or making any more movements.

Zhu Youxiao raised his hand and said with a smile: "You are all here, I thought you would not come. Sit down, sit down, don't be so cautious."

The five people used to be the masters of Da Ma Jin Dao in their own house, but now they are all as honest as children who have met strict parents.

They looked at each other, and then they all took their seats.

Having said that, the five people who looked at me and I looked at you all just got half of their buttocks on the chair, and no one dared to say that they were really relaxed like that.

Holding the victory report in his hand, Zhu Youxiao read it and said, "Today is a day of great joy. The Northern Expedition army has won consecutive battles, and the slave chiefs are dead. I am very happy."

"But this joy is shared by no one, so I just want to call you here to be happy with me. Are you happy?"

The five of them are leaders of all walks of life. They usually don't worry about food and clothing, and they never set foot in the bitter cold and continuous battle outside the customs. They don't realize the importance of gold to Daming after the victory.

To put it bluntly, a full man does not know a hungry man.

But the emperor's words have been asked here, so how dare they be unhappy?

So, they quickly answered in unison.

"Happy, Caomin heard the news of the Northern Expedition's victory, and was so happy that he couldn't even fall asleep!"

"My house is full of celebrations all night long, and the roof is about to come off!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, His Majesty!"

Zhu Youxiao took a look at them and felt the hypocrisy of these people from his heart, but he didn't expose it. He just put down the good news and said:

"Since everyone is so happy, how about some fun?"

These words stunned five people for a while.

When they didn't understand the situation, Zhu Youxiao asked aside: "Wang Chengen, prepare a chessboard for each of them. I haven't played chess for a long time, and my hands are very itchy."

No matter how dare the five people refuse, they didn't dare to say anything, so they nodded and bowed their heads, watching a group of palace people busy on the left and right, adding tables and setting up a chessboard in front of them.

That's right, it is Zhu Youxiao's favorite game of Go.

These five people don't have enough time to enjoy it in normal times, and they are not interested in studying such things that cultivate their sentiments, and they are not interested at all.

Even if there are two masters, they dare not really play at all.

You won the emperor in the palace, don't you want to get out alive?

Zhu Youxiao rolled up his sleeves, held the sunspots in his hand, and was about to make a move, when he suddenly thought of something and said, "Since we are playing chess, how can it be interesting not to ask for some prizes?"

"I heard that some of you like to bet with others on weekdays, so I will bet with you today, how about it?"

The five people looked at each other in blank dismay, with 1 unwillingness in their hearts.

I guessed it earlier, this time entering the palace will definitely not be a good thing, after so many circles, it's better to come here, you will win or not!

Not to mention whether chess skills are as good as today's emperor, even if you can really win, do you think you can keep those things you own if you win?

I'm afraid that when the time comes, not only will things be gone, but even my wealth and life will be lost!

But if I don't win, I'm afraid I will lose my pants tonight...

Zhu Youxiao was so excited that he didn't care about the bitter melon-like faces of the five big bosses in the capital under his nose, and smiled after he settled down:

"Everyone, do you still want me to ask you to settle down?"

The five of them all had expressions on their faces for a while, and hurriedly settled down.

After a while, Zhu Youxiao squinted his eyes, looked at the five "big guys" who were about to cry, smiled slightly, threw away the chess pieces in his hand, and said:

"I wanted to play a few more rounds, but it's getting late, that's all!"

"You all go back, let's talk about it another day!"