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At noon on the third day, Li Chaosheng ordered the kitchen to buy him a table of food and wine for the famous eunuch Cao Huachun.

Although Li Chaosheng came to this world and met some eunuchs, especially those eunuchs in the Qin Palace, Li Chaosheng has seen many times, and even met the famous eunuch Wang Chengen at the wedding, but Cao Huachun's temperament This is the first time Li Chaosheng saw an eunuch, and he gave Li Chaosheng the feeling that he was a bit like the great eunuch Cao Zhengchun in a martial arts movie "No. [-] in the World" that Li Chaosheng had seen in the real world. And the insidious feeling is not comparable to that of ordinary eunuchs.

Cao Huachun doesn't look old, with fair skin that seems to be sick, with soft eyebrows and a fake smile on his face, giving people the feeling of an old fox.

He was wearing a Dagon dragon robe. The dragon on the dragon robe had three claws, which was quite majestic. Li Chaosheng knew a little about this. The dragon robe used by the emperor was embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon, which represented the supreme status of the emperor.

The prince usually wears a four-claw python robe, which represents the royal blood and the noble status of the prince, while the three-claw dragon is rewarded to ministers with foreign surnames who have contributed to the royal family.

And like Cao Huachun's dragon robe, Wei Zhongxian had one back then, which represented the apocalypse emperor Zhu Youxiao valued Wei Zhongxian, and Cao Huachun also mixed one, which shows that he also has a certain weight in Chongzhen's heart.

The two met at the Huxin Pavilion in the garden of the county government office. Cao Huachun brought only one person with him, that is Jin Yiwei Qianhu Jiang Changge, and Li Chaosheng was accompanied by two people, Guzi and Li Chaomeng.

When the two met, neither of them was in a hurry to greet each other. Li Chaosheng stared at the dragon robe on Cao Huachun's body, while Cao Huachun was sizing up Li Chaosheng, to see who this unrivaled hero who dominates the pass and dominates the world is. look.

The two looked at each other, and Cao Huachun saw that Li Chaosheng was staring at the dragon robe on his body and said, "This is the dragon robe that His Majesty rewarded the old slave for his achievements over the years."

Li Chaosheng said with a smile: "I heard that Wei Zhongxian, who was in power at the time, also had such a thing. I don't know if it's true or not."

Cao Huachun said with a smile, "Wei Zhongxian has already been punished for disregarding the emperor's kindness. His majesty has already realized loyalty and treachery through all kinds of experiences in the past. Now rewarding me with a dragon robe is also to show my loyalty to the emperor."

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng laughed and said, "That's good. I'm also afraid that Your Majesty will train another Wei Zhongxian for Daming if you don't recognize loyalty and traitors. Now that my father-in-law is so loyal, I am satisfied. Come on, father-in-law, please take a seat. Eat and chat."

The two sat down as guests and hosts, at this moment Li Chaosheng waved his hand and said, "Let's go to the dishes."

After hearing this, a servant girl brought dishes soon.

"Elder-in-law, try it. This is a big carp that I just salvaged from the big reservoir in Lantian County this morning. It weighs six catties and six taels. It's quite rare. Eunuch, try it."

After hearing this, Cao Huachun picked up a piece of sweet and sour carp and said, "Not bad, it is indeed a delicacy from Lantian County."

Li Chaosheng smiled, and then asked Guzi to pour Cao Huachun a glass of wine and said, "This is my Lantian specialty sweet potato roast. Father-in-law should try it."

Upon hearing this, Cao Huachun looked at the clear and uncolored wine in the cup and said, "Shochu?"

Li Chaosheng nodded and said, "Lantian people have a strong temper. Compared with the rice wine we drink for a long time, this shochu is more in line with our appetite."...

After hearing this, Cao Huachun looked at Li Chaosheng, only to see Li Chaosheng raised his glass and drank it down.

Cao Huachun thought about it and drank it all in one gulp, but it was the first time he drank such a strong wine, and the eunuch still coughed for a while, feeling his throat was burning.

Shochu, which is what we call baijiu, is not very popular in this era. People prefer to drink rice wine, which is gentle in the mouth and has a low alcohol content.

Liquor only flourished after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and now it can only be regarded as a rare commodity.

"Cough cough cough..."

Cao Huachun coughed, but Li Chaosheng laughed and said, "Eunuch doesn't like making wine, so he just said, there's also rice wine and fruit wine, why should Eunuch force himself?"

After Cao Huachun heard this, he glanced at Li Chaosheng and said: "The county lord is surprised by this statement. People from Lantian drink this wine, and people from Daming naturally drink it too. Why do you say it reluctantly?"

"Okay, what my father-in-law said is that Lantian is Daming, and Daming is Lantian. I have been educated."

"Hey, the county lord can't say that. It should be that Lantian is Daming, and Daming is not Lantian."

Cao Huachun looked at Li Chaosheng, and Li Chaosheng looked at Cao Huachun when he heard the words, followed by hehe and laughed: "Okay, my father-in-law is really eloquent."

After Li Chaosheng said this, he looked at Cao Huachun and said, "Your Majesty's order for your father-in-law's visit this time?"

After hearing this, Cao Huachun said: "Oh, I just wanted to send beauties to the county lord, but all the beauties were sent to do rough work by the county lord. I'm afraid this will make your majesty feel sad."

Li Chaosheng laughed when he heard the words: "Why did my father-in-law say that? In Lantian, our rule is that you don't work and you don't eat. These beauties are sent to Lantian, but they don't have the ability to make a living. I'm afraid they won't be able to eat, so I arranged for them. Work, so that we can stay in Lantian safely, how can father-in-law say that I misunderstood His Majesty. It really makes Li very sad."

After hearing this, Cao Huachun saw that Li Chaosheng was silent, and said for a long time: "I heard that the county lord has always regarded himself as a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty. Recently, the Tartars detained the customs and soldiers entered the capital. The county lord has heard about it."

"Slightly heard."

Li Chaosheng took a sip of his wine and narrowed his eyes.

"Then at this critical time of life and death, is the county lord just watching?"

Cao Huachun continued. After hearing this, Li Chaosheng laughed and said, "What my father-in-law said is that I also want to send troops from Lantian, but your majesty forbids it. If my father-in-law speaks kindly to your majesty for me, I will send troops out of the pass to help you." How about His Majesty to quell the Tartars?"

Li Chaosheng looked at Cao Huachun with a smile, Cao Huachun's face became ugly when he heard this, Lan Tian sent troops, that is really letting the tiger out of the mountain, will Lan Tian only fight the tartars?
It must be impossible, he must do some things, and these things are unacceptable to Daming and His Majesty. Chongzhen dare not let Li Chaosheng out of the mountain, but Cao Huachun dares?
Cao Huachun looked at Li Chaosheng and said, "The county lord, actually wants to help His Majesty, so why send troops? Lantian soldiers and horses go out of the pass, and the cost is quite high. Firearms, cannons, take out eight thousand handles to support your Majesty, if the county lord thinks the finished product is too expensive, you can also present your Lantian firearms and artillery technology to your majesty, and your majesty will definitely feel the loyalty of the county lord, the county lord thinks how?"…

As soon as Cao Huachun said this, Li Chaomeng's eyes widened. This is a proper white wolf with empty gloves. This old eunuch wants to take away Lantian's most precious technology with empty mouths. This is simply crazy up.

At this moment, Li Chaomeng really wanted to tear down the old eunuch in front of him.

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng smiled and said: "Eunuch is joking, I don't have any superb firearm technology in Lantian, I just hired some old craftsmen that we don't want in Ming Dynasty, and messed around, but Eunuch reminded me, Your Majesty's work There are quite a few old craftsmen like this in the Ministry, why not send them all to Lantian, I will let them learn from each other and study with my master craftsmen, and when they understand and understand it, they will send it back to His Majesty, so that His Majesty will learn it Is this firearm technology?"

Li Chaosheng's words are even more extreme, those who want me, then you send me your skilled workers first, let's work together to study new firearms, and send them back to you with the technology when the research is clear.

Look at how good this is, and we will not refuse. As for when to send it back, for example, Chongzhen 18th, 19th, etc., as long as you can survive the country, we will definitely send it back to you.

Li Chaosheng is so kind and loyal to serve the country.

Li Chaosheng's move was to advance as retreat, which made Cao Huachun in a dilemma. If Cao Huachun was killed, he would not send those old craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry over.
Of course, what he said just now didn't really mean that he could get Lan Tian's firearm technology out. If it was so easy, Li Chaosheng would not be so feared by Chongzhen, but Cao Huachun also had a purpose in saying this.

After all, without further ado, who knows if Li Chaosheng will really agree with Twitch. Even if Li Chaosheng doesn't have Twitch, Cao Huachun can use this to reveal his real purpose.

"What the county lord said is that it is not a day's work to make firearms, and we can't be too hasty, but the county lord, now that the Tartars are besieging the city, the county lord, as the humerus minister of Ming Dynasty, can't turn a blind eye. Please also the county lord Reach out."

Cao Huachun looked at Li Chaosheng, Li Chaosheng heard the words and said: "My father-in-law's words, I take it for granted, but now your majesty does not let me send troops, and refuses to cooperate with Lan Tian in firearms, how do you think I can help your majesty?"

"food."

Cao Huachun spit out two words very straightforwardly, followed by saying: "I have traveled around the counties around Lantian these days, and found that Lantian has a good harvest of grain, and the caravans going out also carry more grain for sale. I think there is no shortage of food in Lantian Food, so I also ask the county lord to extend a helping hand to support the capital."

Li Chaosheng picked up the wine glass on the table after hearing this, but found that the wine glass was empty. Seeing this, Cao Huachun got up and filled the wine glass for Li Chaosheng himself. This attitude of begging for help will give full marks.

Besides, apart from Chongzhen, there is probably no other person in the whole world who can enjoy the service of serving wine from the powerful old eunuch in front of him.

Seeing that the wine glass was full, Li Chaosheng didn't refuse. He drank a glass and said, "Is the capital short of food? I heard people say that the southeast land will transport grain to the capital through the Grand Canal every year. No less than 400 million dans of grain will go to the capital." Where is it?"

After hearing this, Cao Huachun sighed and said: "Since Yiji's change, the Tartars have invaded many times, but natural disasters have continued, people have been displaced, and the population around the capital has dropped sharply. , and this year the Tatars invaded, and the autumn tax was not paid in time, the lack of food in the capital is a foregone conclusion.”…

"As for grain and water transportation in the southeast, there have been constant reports of disasters in the southeast these years, but the water transportation has not been serious. It is not easy to transport 400 million tons to the capital and 200 million tons. The remaining gap is too big, so I ask the county lord to be sympathetic to your majesty." , Contribute to the country."

After listening to Cao Huachun's words, Li Chaosheng thought for a while and said, "My father-in-law said that since the capital is so short of food, I have to express it, Gu Zi."

Li Chaosheng called Guzi, and Guzi came over immediately, Li Chaosheng stretched out his hand and said, "Bring a pen, I want to give Your Majesty a great gift."

After finishing speaking, Gu Zi immediately brought a pen and paper, followed Li Chaosheng to write a number on the paper and handed it to Cao Huachun, saying, "This is Lan Tian's sincerity."

When Cao Huachun saw the numbers on the paper, he was startled, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for the county's honor."

Li Chaosheng waved his hand and said, "Wait a minute, I can give you food, but you have to promise something."

"Please tell me, the county lord."

Li Chaosheng said: "First of all, every grain of this food must be used to help the people in the capital. If you let me know that you are filling your own pockets, or that the moths in the court are greedy for ink."

After hearing this, Cao Huachun said: "Don't worry, the county lord, if there is any mistake, I will make up for it with my life."

Li Chaosheng laughed after hearing this: "Hehehe, no need, your life is worthless. If you really let me know that someone is corrupt, I will kill your whole family first, including your two brothers and six nephews. The four nieces will make your Cao family completely extinct, and after that, I will kill anyone who embezzles, don't think I'm joking, I always say what I say."

Hearing this, Cao Huachun's expression was obviously a little unnatural. He has long regarded his personal life and death, but he has a deep bond with his family. Maybe it is just like that sentence, the more he lacks, the more he cares about it. Cao Huachun is an eunuch with no descendants. People, so they have a special love for race. Some people want to get rid of it, but some people transfer their love to the descendants of race.

Li Chaosheng has also investigated Cao Huachun, and knows that this guy is ruthless to him, but only when his family is involved, he will protect it with all his heart, so threatening him with his own life may not be effective, but with his family Threatening him often gets twice the result with half the effort.

Cao Huachun clasped his fists slightly and said, "The miscellaneous family understands."

Li Chaosheng said with a smile, "That's good. By the way, father-in-law, I did this for your sake. Do you owe me a favor too?"

Cao Huachun was stunned when he heard the words and said with a wry smile: "The county lord is rich all over the world, sitting in Guanzhong, he is a hero of a generation, I am an eunuch, what can I help the county lord, what can a person from a miscellaneous family do?"

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng laughed and said: "Eunuch, don't underestimate yourself. You are a famous person in front of His Majesty, and you can talk in court. A favor of yours, Li thinks it is very valuable. Could it be Eunuch?" Are you unwilling to accept Li's love?"

Cao Huachun frowned slightly when he heard this, then clasped his fists and said, "What does the county lord want me to do?"

Li Chaosheng waved his hands and said, "I don't need my father-in-law to do anything now, but I may need my father-in-law in the future."

After hearing this, Cao Huachun looked at Li Chaosheng and said: "The county lord, the miscellaneous family also agree with the county lord, if what the county lord said threatens your majesty, please forgive the miscellaneous family for being powerless, if it does not involve your majesty and Daming Jiangshan Sheji, the miscellaneous family I am willing to honor the county as a favor."