"Flat."

Chongzhen quickly responded, and finally smiled on his face, who had been stern in the morning until now.

Zhou Shixian said to be a kowtow, but he didn't need to kowtow, but he still performed a half-knee ritual. Hearing this sound of flat body, he stood up, stood beside the carriage, waiting for Chongzhen's question.

The emperor pays great attention to the ministers who pay homage. In addition to the old ministers who pay homage, they can often receive the privilege of not kneeling or even giving seats. For normal pay homage, the emperor will give different treatments according to the degree of favor.

The best thing is of course like Zhou Shixian. After kneeling down, the emperor immediately shouted that he could stand and reply.

Usually, flat body will shout slowly. If you encounter an emperor in a bad mood, or if you don’t like someone, the ministers below will often start to kneel down and hurt a little, and the emperor’s flat body will come slowly.

Most of the time, the minister simply had to kneel down and make a complete report before he could get up and return to work or leave the hall.

When Chongzhen saw his prospective son-in-law appearing in front of him, he actually breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved. Three days ago, when he was summoning the right person in Jianji Palace, he regarded Zhou Shixian as a "brother's child". Now, three days later, he had already regarded Zhou Shixian as an object of dependence without realizing it.

This morning, Zhou Shixian reported to him that there were defeated soldiers in chaos in front of him. In order to avoid harassing the Holy Lord, they needed to lead troops to eliminate them. This is the meaning of the title, but once Zhou Shixian led his troops away, Chongzhen unconsciously fell into a big or small anxiety. He looked around the car, with strange faces, and no familiar guards or generals.

Fortunately, with Li Banghua and Ni Yuanlu on the side, we can calm down the strange uneasiness a little. However, as time goes by, the emperor who has not seen Zhou Shixian return will still send Wang Chengen to ask Li Banghua every time he asks him if he has any news about his son-in-law.

Now, I know that the team to go out to win a great victory, and Zhou Shixian has already stood in front of him again. Chongzhen's anxiety was wiped out and he became calm.

"Shixian, I heard that this battle was good?" Chongzhen asked with a smile, "I'm back so soon, I thought I'd have to fight all day."

"Reply to Your Majesty's words," Zhou Shixian said with a brief bow. "I am the commander of the commander of the 70th cavalry and raided the lair of the rioters. He asked His Majesty Hong Fu to sweep the cave with thunder, and to kill the former Five Military Camp Dusi, and the Shenji Camp had a total of 137 members below the garrison. This rioter can no longer harm one side or harass the carriage."

Chongzhen was happy and surprised when he heard this, and asked quickly: "Why are the Five Military Camps, Shenji Camps, what are the origins of these chaotic troops?"

"Your Majesty is the defeated soldiers under Li Jiantai. The remaining disaster has not yet ended and they have wandered here."

"Li Jiantai deserves to die!" Chongzhen was furious, "I am forbidden to rely on him so much and beloved, which is really a great defeat for me! Where do you think he is now?"

Zhou Shixian said, so what if you know where he is? Do you still have to send the Jinyiwei to get it?

"He is now Baoding, and it falls into the hands of the thief Liu Fangliang."

Chongzhen also came to his senses. He was sitting in a big cart, not in the hall, so he had to snort hatefully.

Seeing Chongzhen's appearance, Zhou Shixian sighed in his heart - this is what Emperor Chongzhen has done for many years to deal with political affairs and ministers.

People in later generations often thought that Emperor Chongzhen was sensitive and suspicious, but in Zhou Shixian's view, it is true that Chongzhen was sensitive by nature, but what was derived from this sensitivity was two extreme personalities.

First, be trustworthy, then suspicious.

After Emperor Chongzhen first met some talented people, he was often very easily moved by their words, easily believed in the loyalty these people showed and the prospects they described for him, so he would recklessly decide to activate them and give them considerable rights.

However, once things go wrong and fail to meet expectations, or even make progress in the general direction, it is OK, but when some minor problems arise in the middle, his suspicious side will be reflected again. It is difficult to trust people to the end, and will criticize those he once believed in, either withdraw, or kill, and it is difficult to protect them.

Zhou Shixian thought that he had occupied the identity of the prince-consort, and Chongzhen had a beginning and an end to his relatives from the line between his descendants and the prince-consort.

"Your Majesty, Li Jiantai is insignificant. One day, I will arrest him and cut him into pieces. I have another matter to report to Your Majesty."

The fact that Li Jiantai was cut into pieces was exactly what Chongzhen was thinking, and Zhou Shixian said it, which made him feel much more comfortable.

"Shixian, what's going on?"

"This chaotic army has also accumulated a lot of wealth, with 4,500 taels of silver. I ask Your Majesty to give it to you as a gift. Two of those who go out of the battle and one of those who stay behind will be distributed as usual to show encouragement."

When Chongzhen heard about 4,500 taels, his eyes lit up, pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Zhou Shixian asked for the gift of kindness, and I will give you what you want!"

The moment Chongzhen pondered and said nothing, Zhou Shixian was already sweating slightly on his forehead. For a moment, he almost thought that Chongzhen was about to say, "This matter is very important and cannot be done immediately. I will temporarily replace the silver as the treasury. Please discuss the matter of giving the favor and pay again."

If this is true, then the joke will be a big deal, and it is not impossible to turn back and stir up a Mawei slope. Zhou Shixian secretly called out luck, thinking that he was the emperor after all, and he could still control the priorities.

However, what was the purpose of the moment of pondering just now?

After asking himself this, Zhou Shixian suddenly understood that he had been busy with the enemy for the past two days, and some things were indeed neglected and were too incomplete.

He was still thinking about how to make up for it, but he heard Chongzhen ask with concern: "You only brought seventy cavalry to suppress the bandits, but there were 137 opponents. Although they were victorious, they were also very damaged, right?"

"I still said that I just said, relying on Your Majesty's great blessing, the three armies used their lives, and the chaotic army was invincible. Therefore, we only had one soldier who died and four injured soldiers, which was considered a complete victory."

Chongzhen was overjoyed. When Li Banghua, who was beside him, suddenly stepped forward and said, "Report to Your Majesty, according to what I have heard, what Zhou Shixian has reported is untrue."

Chongzhen's face suddenly became darker, and he looked at Li Banghua with a squinted look, without saying a word for a moment.

According to the current trend, if the official army wins a battle, of course there will be false reports. It is common for you to win a small victory as a big victory, and killing ten people as a hundred people as a kill. Of course, Chongzhen also knew it. But even if Zhou Shixian said that the great victory was flawed, it would be a victory after all. Why did you, Li Banghua, jump out at this time and ruin the scenery?

There should not be too long silence between the king and the minister. Chongzhen snorted and said, "Li Banghua, since you have not arrived in person, how do you know what he said is untrue? What is untrue?"

"It is true that one person died, but more than four soldiers were injured." Li Banghua said with an expressionless face. "I heard that the prince-in-law Zhou Shixian led the team to the battlefield and was shot into an arrow in the left chest. He immediately suffered a severe injury. Even if there is no external injury, there must be extremely severe internal injuries. Therefore, what Zhou Shixian said was untrue."
Chapter completed!