In Tamluo in October, the temperature was not too cold. Kunxing wore a thin cloak and walked through the streets with a smile.
A few years ago, she would never have imagined that she would be walking alone on the street. Lively sounds came from the surrounding shops, the tunes of street vendors were like music, and various signboard flags swayed in the wind, as if they were pairs of hands waving to her: Come in and take a look, no. It¡¯s okay to just buy and look at it.
This is the life of ordinary people in the city. Sometimes it is a little hasty, sometimes a little tight, but it is full and full, making people feel proud. Apart from that man, there is no room for anything else.
Then Kun Xing saw the man.
Yu Guozhen stood under a tree, frowning slightly. From the time Kun Xing first met Yu Guozhen, he frowned less often, as if nothing could trouble him, unlike his father Chongzhen, who frowned all day long. . Kun Xing couldn't help but let out a "yeah" sound, which alarmed Yu Guozhen under the tree. Yu Guozhen looked over, recognized the girl, smiled and waved to her.
"If someone else had done this wave, Kun Xing would have thought it was too frivolous, but if it had been done by Yu Guozhen, Kun Xing would have thought it meant closeness. Although she wanted to bow and leave, her feet were disobedient and he hurriedly led her to Yu Guozhen's side.
Yu Guozhen¡¯s security guards received his signal and did not stop the cloaked girl.
"Youyou're back, are you here?" Kun Xing mustered up his courage and spoke to Yu Guozhen, but he did not dare to look into Yu Guozhen's eyes. Just hanging down and looking around.
Yu Guozhen smiled and said, "I'm waiting for your father here. He said he wanted to come see me."
"ah!"
Kun Xing covered his mouth like a frightened deer, grabbed his skirt with his other hand and started to run quickly. She ran away in such a hurry, and after running for a while, she felt a little uneasy thinking that she had not said goodbye to Yu Guozhen yet. How bad it would be if Yu Guozhen thought she was a girl who didn't know etiquette!
On the one hand, it is the father¡¯s prestige accumulated over the years, and on the other hand, it is the thoughts of his daughter¡¯s family. Kun Xing only hesitated for half a second before making his choice.
Although the father is formidable, he is not yet in sight after all. That person is right in front of you.
She turned around and trotted back again, giving Yu Guozhen a blessing - Yu Guozhen abolished the kneeling ceremony, but he never abolished the blessing ceremony for women. When he saw the girl lowered her head, Yu Guozhen felt both appreciation and curiosity in his heart: "Why? Have you transferred back?"
"Ah!" Kun Xing suddenly felt embarrassed, and she whispered: "I haven't thanked you for saving me My father, thank you, I'm leaving."
Finished. She turned and ran away again.
Looking at her graceful back disappearing hurriedly at the other end of the street, Yu Guozhen smiled slightly.
Yicheng is also an emerging city. The biggest advantage of emerging cities is that they do not have too heavy a historical burden. Therefore, Yicheng did a very good job in planning, even better than Xinxiang. Completely designed by professionals, the streets are wide and straight, leaving room for future development. The green belts on both sides of the road and in the middle are still full of green leaves even in autumn. When Yu Guozhen made such a request. Many people thought it was a waste of money and manpower, but gradually, everyone also felt that living in this environment was indeed a kind of enjoyment.
When Kun Xing's figure disappeared at the other end of the street, Chongzhen's carriage happened to come from this end of the street. Chongzhen didn't know that Yu Guozhen was waiting on the street, or Wang Chengen, who was sitting outside the car, saw Yu Guozhen and said something inside. After Chongzhen heard it, he felt complex emotions surging in his heart again.
At least on the surface, Yu Guozhen's courtesy to him was impeccable. Although he and Queen Zhou were required to work hard for food, Chongzhen now felt that it was natural after the initial embarrassment: in this way, their current food, clothing, housing and transportation were all theirs. What they earned with their own hands greatly alleviated their feeling of being dependent on others.
Even after a new victory and a big victory, Yu Guozhen still maintained his humility towards him and was not arrogant when he succeeded. It would be strange if such a person could not achieve great things.
"Stop the car and I'll walk over too." Chongzhen said, "You guys wait here, you don't have to follow."
"Your Majesty?" Wang Chengen was a little worried.
"Yu Guozhen wants to kill me in ten thousand ways. It's not that he can't kill me, and it's not that he can't do it, he just disdains it. He doesn't want to bear the name of regicide, and I don't want to force him to take risks. Don't worry."
As he reaches the age of forty, Chongzhen now has a deeper understanding of many things than before. In fact, he himself is very smart, otherwise he would not be able to wipe out Wei Zhongxian in one fell swoop, but he has been in the game for a long time and cannot see clearly. Even if he can see clearly, he is powerless: he can kill Wei ZhongxianBut he could not kill all the eunuchs. He could expel Qian Qianyi, but he could not expel the Donglin Party of the Manchu Dynasty.
After getting out of the car, he walked towards Yu Guozhen. Yu Guozhen took two steps forward and gave a military salute, while Chongzhen returned the bow.
This is the first time Chongzhen returned the gift.
Seeing Chongzhen's action, Wang Chengen's hanging heart was relieved. This proved that Chongzhen was truly convinced of Yu Guozhen in his heart, and he already regarded Yu Guozhen as an equal being worthy of a great gift. With this understanding, communication between the two will be much easier. At least there is no need to worry about Chongzhen saying anything irresponsible.
"It's a pity that Wang Chengen guessed wrong. If he heard Chongzhen's first words, he would be terrified.
"Now that the capital has been recovered, should I go back?" Chongzhen asked directly without exchanging pleasantries with Yu Guozhen.
Yu Guozhen laughed.
The two of them walked together on the street without any suggestion, with Yu Guozhen's security guards following behind. Pedestrians on the road who recognized Yu Guozhen saluted Yu Guozhen, and Yu Guozhen nodded.
"How is Yi City?" Yu Guozhen asked: "Your Majesty has lived in Yi City in the past few years. Are you familiar with the streets and streets here?"
"I have been idle for the past two years, and I really wandered around, wanting to see what is hidden behind the glamorous appearance." Chongzhen said calmly: "I wanted to see if there was anyone who harbored resentment under your administration. People."
"Is there any?"
"It is natural that there will be those who are dissatisfied. There will also be those who are resentful. At first, I thought it was your governance that made the people miserable and made them hate you. Later, when I got to know more about it, I realized that it is true that rice is promoted and rice is grudged against rice. of."
"Oh? Let me listen to your Majesty's words. I have never paid attention to these things."
"It's nothing more than saying that you abandoned the people and refused to save them. You clearly have the ability to save their neighbors, but you are unwilling to reach out. You also said that since the eleventh year, you have the strength to replace Ming. But you sit back and watch the people suffer, only caring about your own reputation. Those people died because of you. And so on."
"The person who said this must be a scholar, maybe a master of public education." Yu Guozhen said with a smile.
"Yan Yingyuan said the same thing." Chongzhen also smiled: "He said that only those who are ignorant of the world and do not understand the world's affairs and cannot pick up their shoulders, but think they can point out the country and write passionate words, will talk such nonsense, Yan Yingyuan And gave them a nickname.¡±
Yan Yingyuan's mouth is indeed quite tricky. Yu Guozhen thought that the only person who could compare with him was Ye Wuya, and Tian Boguang was probably a little inferior. After all, Tian Boguang just liked teasing. Ye Wuya, on the other hand, kills indiscriminately.
That nickname definitely doesn¡¯t sound good.
Chongzhen did not say that nickname again. He, the emperor, even in his current appearance, did not want to say such dirty words in his mouth.
"In that case, you have lived in Yicheng for a long time. Can you still get used to it when you return to the capital?"
"Ha, that's true."
Chongzhen forced a smile. Living in the villa in Yicheng was indeed more lively than in the cold palace, although there were fewer eunuchs and maids in life. But Chongzhen found it more convenient. For example, when going to the toilet, you used to have to stuff two jujubes into your nose. Nowadays, the flush toilet you use can automatically flush the toilet as soon as you press the water, and there is not much odor.
However, no matter how convenient life is, he still wants to return to the capital.
Chongzhen slowly turned around and faced Yu Guozhen, raising his chin slightly: "I will never be the king of subjugation!"
"But the Ming Dynasty did die in your hands." Yu Guozhen responded unhurriedly: "Whether you admit it or not, it doesn't matter. What matters is the fact."
"In other words, the Ming Dynasty died four years ago, why do you still use Chongzhen to remember the year?"
"Because it's convenient."
It is indeed just out of convenience that Yu Guozhen will always use the Chongzhen reign title until the Chinese Military Strategy Commission is reorganized into the official Chinese regime. He has nothing to be taboo about, and he is not worried that Chongzhen, who is now living secluded on Tamna Island, will gain the support of the people because of his reign name. Yu Guozhen never thought that people's support could be obtained through slogans and other propaganda. People in China are very real, and only by getting real benefits can they be truly convinced.
"Just because it's convenient." Chongzhen sighed.
Then, he took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Yu Guozhen.
Yu Guozhen picked up the piece of paper, hesitated slightly, and then opened it to read the contents.
This is an imperial edict.
"Because of my unfaithfulness, I was even sent by heaven. The country is increasingly in embarrassment and bandits are rampant. Now I want to entrust the military and political affairs of the Central Plains and Guangdong and Guangxi to Nanhai Bo.Please restore China"
Chongzhen had been staring at Yu Guozhen's expression, hoping to see joy, but he was disappointed. Yu Guozhen folded the paper and gave it back to him.
"I don't need this." Yu Guozhen said with a smile: "Emperor Taizu didn't need the secret edict of the Song Dynasty, and I don't need it either."
"you!"
"Your Majesty, I understand your mood, but I don't think you need to test it anymore. Both you and Cixi will return to the capital, but not now, let alone as the emperor of tomorrow. If you When you enter the Forbidden City again, you will only enter as tourists, not its owners."
"Are you its new owner?"
"No, neither am I. The Forbidden City will become a huge park, open to the working people of the world. They can go and see what it was like in the past where the emperor lived and handled government affairs."
"Youyou don't want to proclaim yourself emperor?"
Hearing this, Chongzhen was shocked, even more surprised than before.
"Even if I am the emperor, there will no longer be an emperor." Yu Guozhen said something that Chongzhen at this time could not understand.
"Then what will you do with the small court in Jinling?" Chongzhen thought for a while, but he didn't understand why there would be no emperor after becoming emperor. He simply didn't think about it. He asked Yu Guozhen about his next plan.
"Well, when the matter in the capital is almost settled, I will invite Jinling to send people to Jinan Mansion to discuss future issues. This news will be seen in the newspapers soon." Yu Guozhen gave up. ! ~!
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