Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 642 Zhu Cihong's Worries
Zhu Cihong's voice woke up Yongwang Zhu Cizhao who was dozing in front of the coffin.

"Brother Liu, you are finally here. Father, he...he... woo woo woo..." Zhu Cizhao rubbed his eyes, stood up and walked to Liu Hongjian's side and cried.

"His Royal Highness, you..." Liu Hongjian was momentarily taken aback.

Ever since Zhu Cihong came to power, Zhu Cizhao had been kicked out of the imperial city. Although he hadn't been kicked out to become a vassal, he could only live in the palace outside the palace, and he had never had much contact with Liu Hongjian.

Liu Hongjian was amazed at why this somewhat reckless kid would call him elder brother whenever they met.

"Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..." Zhu Cizhao said bluntly while weeping.

"That's right, brother Liu, my father also said that what he regrets the most is not being able to see you again before he left..." Zhu Cihong continued.

Liu Hongjian was silent when he heard the words, and knelt down in front of Chongzhen's Zigong (the emperor's coffin was called Zigong) with a sad face.

According to the etiquette system, after the death of the Ming emperor, he first chose an auspicious time to enter the coffin, parked in the Qianqing Palace for 27 days, and then moved to the funeral palace to wait for burial.

However, since Zhu Cihong was already in charge and lived in the Qianqing Palace, Chongzhen's Zigong was directly moved into several banquet halls together with the spiritual seat.

"Brother Liu, this is a letter from my father..." Zhu Cihong took the box from Pang Pang Hai, took out a neatly folded letter from it, and handed it to Liu Hongjian.

Liu Hongjian took the letter from Zhu Cihuang, and what caught his eyes was the familiar handwriting, but it was obvious from the handwriting that Chongzhen wrote with great effort.

"My son-in-law Yuming:
I'm running out of time, and I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for your return.

I see the changes in the Ming Dynasty in recent years, and I am happy in my heart. Since Cihong has been in power for half a year, she has become more proficient in handling government affairs, but the only thing I am worried about is still the civil servants in the court.

Cihong's temperament is similar to mine, and I especially remember that when I came to the throne, I also trusted the courtiers more, annihilated Wei Zhongxian, and made the family of court officials dominate, and then I couldn't let me go.

You are right, I poked my own eyes blind and broke my own arm, it is really my own fault.

However, I don't want Cihong to follow this old path, so Youming needs to remind Cihong from time to time that you must believe the words of the courtiers, and you must not be biased.

Cihong has a gentle and benevolent personality and is gentle in dealing with things. As an elder brother, you also need more guidance.

I don't know much about maritime affairs, but since there are resources available overseas, you can also do it, and it should be the luck of all people.

In the future, no matter what happens in the court, no matter what the situation is, the two of you need to look out for each other and rely on each other. This is my only wish.

If it is done, then I will be safe under the spring.

I thought I had no regrets, but at this moment, I suddenly feel nostalgic, hoping to see your children and grandchildren in the house, and see Ming being stronger and stronger, but nothing can be done...

There will be no me in the future, you should fulfill your duties, and you must not act recklessly. People have ulterior motives, so don't be careless.

When I go here, Youming don’t need to worry about it. Birth, old age, sickness and death are really God’s will.

My funeral has been simplified by the Ministry of Rites, and extravagance and waste should not be allowed.

May you and Cihong cooperate sincerely to create the immortal achievements of Daming.

Shun An
Zhu Youjian
Chongzhen 19th year Dinghai month Yimao night"

After reading the letter, Liu Hongjian couldn't restrain his emotions again. He lay down in front of Chongzhen's coffin and wept bitterly, beating the heavy nanmu coffin while crying...

After traveling for two days and nights, and it was the cold winter months, the first time I entered the house, I felt unwell and felt extremely sad. After a while, Liu Hongjian passed out next to the coffin of Emperor Chongzhen.

"Brother Liu! Brother Liu! Quickly, pass on the imperial physician!" Zhu Cihong was shocked and shouted directly outside the hall.

After a while, the gray-haired old doctor squeezed Liu Hongjian's body for a long time, and Liu Hongjian finally woke up.

"My lord is overworked, coupled with grief and depression, I will be fine after a few days." Surrounded by the prince, county king and Zhu Cihong staring at him, the old man knelt on the ground and whispered.

With chapped lips, Liu Hongjian stared dully at the reliefs on the top of the hall.

For more than two years, he fought south and north in order to repay the uncle's respect, and he couldn't bear to let him down.

However, now that the uncle is gone, he has also fulfilled the request of the ancestor who sent him here, Daming, alive.

It was as if everything he did had no support, powerless.

"Excuse me, Doctor Li. Let's go down now, companion Pang Da, and Supervisor Shangshan will bring you a bowl of ginseng soup." Zhu Cihong ordered, and Pang Pang Hai took his orders and left.

"Brother Liu works hard for the court, so you need to pay more attention to your body." Zhu Cihong said with concern while sitting beside Liu Hongjian.

Zhu Cihong has always followed his father as an example. The death of Chongzhen was a blow to him. Although his father passed the seat to him, with Chongzhen in the past, even if he encountered major issues that could not be resolved, he always had comfort in his heart. .

Now that his father is gone, Zhu Cihong also feels empty in his heart. The moment Chongzhen closed his eyes, Zhu Cihong's eyes were swollen from crying.

In the imperial court, Zhang Tianlu, Cheng Zhi and other his masters were still fighting openly and secretly with Li Banghua and others, and he was caught in the middle of a dilemma.

A few days ago, Jin Yiwei sent news from outside the customs that the Raksha Kingdom had ended its war with its neighbors and defeated the Polish and Swiss coalition forces. Now it is preparing its troops to take back the land captured by Ming Dynasty.

The situation in Nanyang is also turbulent, and the warships of the Dutch and Franji countries have begun to wander in the Daming Sea...

"Father is gone, and I still need Brother Liu's help in foreign affairs..." Zhu Cihong knelt in front of Chongzhen's coffin and bowed his hands in salute.

After all, he is only 17 years old, Zhu Cihong wanted to stop the internal struggle but failed, and the external troubles were still there, and his heart was even more worried.

"Cihong, are you suspecting that I let the Zheng family bandit army go on purpose?" Liu Hongjian didn't answer, but asked hoarsely instead.

"No, how could Cihong be like this, the emperor ordered Cihong to ask the cabinet if he is not sure about internal affairs, and ask Brother Liu if he is not aware of foreign affairs.

If Daming didn't have Brother Liu, it might have collapsed more than two years ago. Daming was saved by Brother Liu.

And...and Brother Liu, you have repeatedly rejected the rewards given by your father, Cihong knows that Brother Liu is a person who is indifferent to fame and wealth.

But... Cihong is worried about your subordinates! " Zhu Cihong cried.

At this time, Zhu Cihong was also speaking from his heart, because Chongzhen once told him that Liu Qing regards fame and wealth as nothing, and the only thing he can keep for him is affection or trust.

If he can't even do this, he is likely to stay away from the court and stay away from right and wrong.

Zhu Cihong had no doubts about this, because Liu Hongjian had never been to the court at all in the past six months or so since he was in charge.

He was worried that Liu Hongjian really didn't care about political affairs, and at the same time worried about those arrogant soldiers under him...

Every emperor knew how Zhao Song came to power, and why the Ming Dynasty emphasized civility over martial arts, and it was not groundless.

"My subordinates? Are you worried about my subordinates?"

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