Chapter 7 Mid-Autumn Moon (1)

Time quietly sent the hot midsummer July, and welcomed the August, which was filled with a refreshing autumn wind. Although the temperature in Beijing in August was still a bit high under the sun during the day, there was no trace of heat. The autumn wind was even more cool, and the feeling of heat was completely gone.

These days, Zhu Yinglong controlled the overall situation remotely, and also spent a lot of time with the women in the harem. It was considered as a matter of taking care of both the family and the country. Besides, he didn't want to be a hard-working emperor, so it would be too boring to be a person like this.

Zhang Yan is pregnant for ten months and her due date is August. Therefore, these days, Zhu Yinglong has gone out late and returned early every now and then, so he naturally went to the secret garden to accompany Zhang Yan.

Although Zhang Yan's birth is not her first child, it is of great significance to her and Zhu Yinglong. Although Li Qing tried every means to restore Zhang Yan's fertility, it would cost a lot. After this birth, the chance of Zhang Yan's pregnancy will probably be very small. Therefore, the arrival of this child is not only the crystallization of the love between the two, but also a spiritual sustenance in Zhang Yan. She wants a child too much!

Zhu Yinglong was also preparing to take Zhang Yan to the palace when she gave birth to a child. Although he was not worried about the life and safety of her mother and son outside, this paper would never be able to be popular any day. But he was afraid that Zhang Yan himself would not want to. Although he was in the palace, he was not short of wealth and glory, but this title was not as good as her previous noble status. This was something Zhu Yinglong was worried about.

However, there is no hurry to enter the palace. I will talk about it slowly after the child is born.

Just as he was wondering whether to leave the palace tonight to accompany Zhang Yan and the child in her belly, Xu Yingyuan hurriedly broke in and reported: "Prime Minister Sun Chengzong has urgent matters to ask for the emperor!"

"Travel!" Zhu Yinglong pulled back his mind, cherishing his words like a golden Taoist.

"Old minister..."

"Forgive it, forgive it!" Seeing that Sun Chengzong was about to kneel down, Zhu Yinglong quickly waved his hand.

"The old minister is guilty, come and apologize to the emperor!" Sun Chengzong still knelt down and said.

"What the old love minister said was the first-level red military report submitted from Hejian Mansion a few days ago?" Zhu Yinglong knew what Sun Chengzong wanted to say, so he told him. In fact, he had no intention of blaming him. It was just that he had concealed this matter for so many days. Out of trust, he did not ask the Intelligence Department to investigate the matter. More than ten days have passed and it has been brought up in front of him. This made him feel a little unhappy, so this is also a verbal warning.

"The old minister knows that it can't hide it from the emperor." Who is Sun Chengzong? The old man who came out of the residence knows that there is a huge intelligence network around the emperor. Although the Military Machine Pavilion Intelligence Department is a subordinate agency of the Military Machine Pavilion, it is actually only responsible to the emperor. Some things cannot be hidden. The emperor waited until he said it himself, which shows that it was trust in him. Otherwise, such a thing would fall into the eyes of a narrow-minded monarch, which would be a crime of deceiving the emperor.

"I know you deliberately concealed it for more than ten days, and it has only been said that it must be your intention. Let me tell you, what is going on with this first-level red emergency military report?" Zhu Yinglong smiled indifferently. There was no gap between the king and the minister.

"Before the old minister talks about this, I will first ask the emperor for the three of them!" Sun Chengzong bowed.

"Old Sun, this is not your style. Before you can tell me about this, you will be competing for credit first." Zhu Yinglong joked.

Sun Chengzong knew the teasing in Zhu Yinglong's words and hurriedly said, "The old minister did not ask for me for me, but Hejian Prefect Wei Xuelian, the commander of the 126th Brigade of the Beijing Military Region, and Yan Peiwei, deputy captain of the Special Operations Brigade, and the three of them asked for me!"

"Old Old Sun, please tell me, you are so old, you still learn from young people, why are you trying to show off!" Zhu Yinglong said dissatisfied.

Sun Chengzong smiled and walked forward and said, "Your Majesty, do you know where the fourteenth Belle Dorgon of the Jin man is now?"

Zhu Yinglong's expression changed suddenly, and he walked down from the dragon throne and asked, "Is Old Master Sun saying that Dorgon is in my Ming Dynasty?"

"That's right, and he has been escorted by Yan Peiwei, and he is on his way back to Beijing and will arrive soon." Sun Chengzong said.

"This is news that surprised me!" Zhu Yinglong breathed a long sigh, and quickly thought in his mind about the news that Dorgon was not dead and what kind of benefits and disadvantages Dorgon could bring to the Ming Dynasty in his own hands.

"Is the emperor worried that Dorgon would be exposed in the hands of my Ming Dynasty for his death?" Sun Chengzong had already prepared before coming. Seeing that although Zhu Yinglong was surprised, he showed a hint of worry, he asked.

"Yes, there are now accusations against Huang Taiji in the Later Jin Dynasty. I also want to use this opportunity to disrupt the Jin Dynasty. Once the Jin people learn that Dorgon is still alive, everything they have done before will be overthrown." Zhu Yinglong said.

"Emperor, the lord Huang Taiji of the Jin people is not a simple monarch. Although the Jin people are now quite chaotic in the court, the domestic situation is not as we predicted before. Huang Taiji did not explain any of the rumors. This is an extremely clever way to deal with it. Those who call the most and call the most fiercely are those who have lost power since Huang Taiji ascended the throne. Although these people can make the situation in the Later Jin Dynasty chaotic for a while, they cannot shake the foundation of the Jin people." Sun Chengzong, the old plan to make the country, analyzed.

"In fact, the most important point is that no one among the Jin people can replace Huang Taiji's position. There are many talented and lofty people among the Jin people. Therefore, although Huang Taiji's current status seems to be shaky, it is actually as stable as a mountain." Zhu Yinglong sighed and said, once he saw the essence clearly, no matter how thick the fog was, it could not block people's sight.

"Old good friend, tell me quickly, how did these three of them discover Dorgon's whereabouts?" Zhu Yinglong said with great interest.

"The old minister is not very clear about the specific ones, but generally knows something, and this is the case..." Sun Chengzong briefly explained the whole process.

After hearing this, Zhu Yinglong laughed and said, "This is really God's will. Dorgon deserves to be captured alive by me."

"Your Majesty, don't forget that there are still 100,000 taels of gold, which is 100,000 taels of gold!" Sun Chengzong couldn't help but remind.

"Ah! Hahaha..." Zhu Yinglong looked at Sun Chengzong in surprise, and then understood the meaning of Sun Chengzong's words. It turned out that Sun Chengzong was still thinking about the 100,000 taels of gold that he had bet with Chahar Mongolia. For this matter, Sun Shenxing had been nagging in front of the two of them. Now, the money has finally been won back, but it is hard to say whether he can get it from Lin Danhan.

"These three people have made great contributions, but this reward cannot be given yet. They have to keep this secret strictly. People don't have to go to the capital. They should be kept in the first prison as stable." Zhu Yinglong said.

"What the emperor said is that there is no more secret place in this world." Sun Chengzong also laughed.

"Yes, there is still someone locked up there. I wonder how it is now?" Speaking of the First Prison, Zhu Yinglong remembered Hai Lanzhu, who had been locked on the first floor of the Dark Prison for almost two years. This beautiful Mongolian woman Zhu Yinglong remembered it from time to time, especially the singing of her orchid in the valley, which always lingered in his heart.

"Emperor, Your Majesty..." Seeing that Zhu Yinglong seemed to have entered a state of spiritual memory of the past, Sun Chengzong called him several times.

"Old Old Sun, what's the matter?"

"What is the emperor planning to deal with this Dorgon?" asked Sun Chengzong.

"Don't be busy for now, wait until I've handled the current matters." Zhu Yinglong said.

"The old minister understands." Sun Chengzong understood.

"Your Majesty, are we going to Mrs. Yan's place tonight?" At some point, Sun Chengzong had already left, and Xu Yingyuan quietly stood behind Zhu Yinglong with his head down.

"This..." Zhu Yinglong was a little confused. He just got the news that Dorgon was escorted to Beijing by Yan Peiwei. He wanted to have time to sort out the thoughts in his mind, but then he thought about it and it would be better to let it go. It would not be too late to settle it when the person arrived. He said, "You go and prepare, I will change my clothes and leave!"

Due to Sun Chengzong, Zhu Yinglong took Xu Yingyuan out of the palace nearly half an hour later than the previous few times.

Above the Red Mansion, in Zhang Yan's boudoir, under the bright light, Zhang Yan sewed children's clothes with a big belly under the lamp, from one year old to eighteen years old, spring, summer, autumn and winter, Zhang Yan didn't care whether the children in the belly could wear the clothes she had sewn, but this kind mother's affection was touching.

"Madam, the ginseng is ready to be heated." Da Yu'er, who was named Li Yu, walked in with a big white porcelain cup.

"Let me put it there, I'll drink it later." Zhang Yan focused on the front in her hand and said without raising her head.

"The young master has given you the order, and you want to drink it while it's hot." Da Yuer took it over and said.

Zhang Yan had to put down the front in her hand, glared at Da Yu'er and said, "You, what's the matter with drinking less ginseng? I'm almost tired of drinking this every day. You are my person at least. Why do you always listen to him? I really regret bringing you to my side."

Da Yu'er was obviously used to it and still said with a smile: "The lady is a good person, the young master is a bad person. You can ignore the good person's words, and you must not ignore the bad person's words!"

"Be careful when you speak, don't go out and talk nonsense. It doesn't matter if you talk to me. He is pretty bad." Zhang Yan said badly, but she felt sweet in her heart. The corners of her mouth faintly outlined an upward smile. If it weren't for his badness, how could she have the happiness she is today.

Da Yu'er has always been brave, and Zhang Yan is quite indulgent about her and doesn't care much about some things. Anyway, they are staying in this garden all day and are unwilling to go out, so it is understandable that they occasionally say something bad about Zhu Yinglong.
Chapter completed!