Chapter 8
It seems that the Ming Dynasty gave people a kind of unserious feeling. The ministers shook their beards and sprayed the emperor with foam all over his face.

The emperor was the most aggrieved. Not only could he not show disgust, but he had to listen to the "old loyal minister" tirelessly, and then he could understand the reasoning, move it with emotion, and earnestly lure the ministers to agree. My opinion, but is it really the case?

In the Huangji Hall, Emperor Chongzhen sat on the throne, and the ministers below seemed to be arguing about something.

"Your Majesty, I think the reward for the green skin is too much, please take it back and give it another reward!" Li Jiantai, the right servant of the Ministry of Officials, took a step forward, knelt down and began to play.

Li Jiantai's objection was naturally instigated by Wei Zaode. Although he was surprised that Liu Hongjian was able to single-handedly kill Li Zicheng, his preconceived notions made him believe that this Qingpi must be with Meng Zhaoxiang's gang in the future.

The so-called people who are not of our race must have a different heart, and he must beat it. Based on his understanding of Chongzhen and Chongzhen's favor and trust in him, it seems to be easy to come by. Thinking of this, the corners of Wei Zaode's mouth can't help but twitch stand up.

"Oh? Really? Li Aiqing thinks that the reward is too heavy?" Chongzhen suppressed the anger in his heart, and forced a strange smile on his face.

"Your majesty, that green skin..."

"Who told you that he is a green skin?" Before Li Jiantai finished speaking, Chongzhen interrupted him with a sullen face.

"Your Majesty, I also think that Liu Hongjian has been rewarded too much. According to the officers and soldiers on the tower, the firecracker was fired from the break in the city wall, at least twenty feet away from the thief's head, which is already beyond the killing distance of my big firecracker. Besides, it was dark at that time, and no one could prove whether the person who killed the thief leader was really this person, so I thought..."

Wei Zaode finished expressing his opinion with his head down, feeling a little surprised. In the past, even if Chongzhen disagreed with him, he would never interrupt him, at least he had to wait for him to finish before expressing his opinion politely.

But what happened to the emperor today, how he spoke in a strange way, made him a little unpredictable.

"Your Majesty, I also agree with Master Wei's statement." Zhang Qi, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, has always followed Wei Zaode's lead, and hurriedly agreed.

The entire civil servant group has long been closely united. The power formed by this group is enough to make Chongzhen, the emperor, think twice. It is like a huge mosquito, attached to the ruling center of the Ming Dynasty, and sucked up the Ming Dynasty. The last drop of fresh blood.

However, Chongzhen did not compromise this time!
"Oh? Who else thinks that I reward too much, stand up!" Chongzhen looked around at the ministers.

The ministers below looked left and right, some sensed that something was wrong with Chongzhen's tone, and kept silent. Of course, a few of Wei Zaode's loyal henchmen stood up to support Wei Zaode, and Chongzhen looked coldly at the restless ministers below.

"How can Wei Aiqing prove that the leader of the bandit army was not killed by Liu Hongjian?" Chongzhen asked.

"This..." Wei Zaode was choked up by Chongzhen's words, yes, you asked someone to prove that Liu Hongjian killed the leader of the thief, and they asked you to prove that the leader of the thief was not killed by Liu Hongjian. There is nothing wrong, the key is that there is no solution to this question!

No, what happened to the emperor today?Why are words so bad?Could it be?Countless thoughts flashed through Wei Zaode's heart for a moment, and cold sweat broke out from Wei Zaode's forehead for a moment.

"Hmph! What were you all doing when the bandits attacked the city last night? Why didn't you listen to the summons?" Chongzhen finally couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, and slapped the dragon chair with his right hand, making a crackling noise.

"I am not the king of a subjugated country, but you are all ministers of a subjugated country!" Chongzhen said angrily when he saw that the ministers who were bluffing non-stop were silent.

He was angry, he was angry, angry that these ministers with imperial salaries shrank back and did not dare to go to court in times of crisis, angry that they lightly described a meritorious person as worthless, and angry that he had always believed that these ministers were working hard Dedicated to him and Daming.

Until last night, amidst the rumbling of the guns, when he was the only one guarding the empty hall, all his dreams woke up. It's a villain.

Just when the people kneeling in the court hall were at a loss, a little eunuch whispered something to Chongzhen, and Chongzhen's face softened a little.

Then the eunuch puffed his cheeks and shouted:

"Xuan Liu Hong gradually entered the palace!"

Liu Hongjian's legs were sore from walking all the way, and he finally came to Laoshizi Huangji Hall. He was about to complain when he suddenly felt that the atmosphere around him was not right.

Seeing that some ministers glared at him, and even Mr. Meng, whom his father had told him before, glared at him, he felt a little baffled. He scratched his head and suddenly remembered that he was going to salute Emperor Chongzhen.

"Grassmen kowtow to the emperor!" Alas, as a young man of the 21st century, he has never knelt before his own parents, but now he has to kneel to a stranger, MMP, Liu Hongjian cursed secretly, Feudal ethics crushed people to death.

"Pingshen!" Emperor Chongzhen said flatly.

"You should call yourself a minister. It is really a great achievement for you to eradicate the leader of the bandit army who has been harming the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years." Chongzhen said after a pause.

"I wanted to seal you An Guobo, but they thought I rewarded you too much, and even thought that you didn't kill the head of the thief at all. What do you think?" Although Chongzhen admired Liu Hongjian very much, he was stunned when he saw Liu Hongjian. Looking around, he wanted to try Liu Hongjian's strength.

"Your Majesty, the grassroots also feel that the reward is not right!" Liu Hongjian got up and patted his knees, but the hall seemed to be extremely clean, and there was no trace of dust contamination.

"Huh?" Chongzhen frowned, thinking that this kid must have been frightened and stupid.

The ministers who refuted just now, including Wei Zaode, were happy. This kid seems to have a problem with his brain.

"Your Majesty, Li Zicheng was indeed killed by grass-roots people, but grass-roots people are indeed not expected to be officials. Caomin can't even be judged by the Analects of Confucius, and he is lazy, too lazy! Caomin himself wants to slap himself.

Caomin has no big ambitions, and is useless except for tricks of beating and killing. Caomin's family is poor, and the poor don't even have radishes to eat. They just want the emperor to reward some money so that they can buy meat for their elderly father. eat. "Sneaking a peek at Chongzhen, seeing that Chongzhen just had a cold face and no signs of attack, he continued.

These days, the capital is about to be taken down by bandits. What is the future of being an official?
A person who knows the current affairs is a hero, he has already seen it, and none of the officials around him looked at him seriously. Rather than staying here and waiting to die and be ridiculed, it is better to think about it in the long run.

It is estimated that the north will not be peaceful for a long time. Well, when I get the money, I will take my beautiful daughter-in-law to the south, buy a piece of land, buy a house, and hire some servants. With the treasure AKM in my ring, Still not walking sideways?
I heard that there are so many beautiful women in Qinhuai River, but I don't know where Chen Yuanyuan is, and if there is a chance to meet her, um, not bad, Liu Hongjian laughed out loud thinking about it.

"Bold! Do you know what you're talking about! Quickly kneel down and apologize!" Chongzhen hadn't lost his temper yet, and Meng Zhaoxiang, who had recommended him, couldn't sit still.

He never expected that the one who killed Li Zicheng would be such an idiot who didn't follow the routine. Yes, as a recommender, he will be implicated.

"Uncle Meng, nephew, thank you Uncle Meng for lending a helping hand when my Liu family was humble, so that my Liu family can have the opportunity to repay the country." Liu Hongjian bent down and gave Meng Zhaoxiang a junior salute.

"But...my nephew was born indifferent to fame and wealth, and has no interest in official careers. I still hope that the emperor can fulfill his promise. The young one only needs money!" After finishing speaking, he bowed to Chongzhen foolishly.

(End of this chapter)

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