Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 257 Cao Huachun's Bet
"Da da da……"

The chaotic sound of horseshoes echoed in this white wilderness. A large-scale horse team was moving forward at a moderate speed, which was a bit abrupt against the slightly desolate environment.

Cao Huachun, who was wrapped in a thick cloak, seemed to be in an ice cellar, and the fresh wind blowing on his face cut his flesh like a knife.

"Duke...stop and rest."

Shen Liangzuo, who was following behind, resisted the cold, held the reins tightly in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Now we are about to reach Shiling Pass, not long before Taiyuan Mansion.

Many of the brothers in Dongchang are reaching their limits, and if they continue on their way, they will die of exhaustion. "

"Appreciate~"

Cao Huachun, who was about to lose his grip, tightened the reins in his hand, and the horse suffered pain from his crotch, and then slowly slowed down the horse's speed, and even the people behind him also slowed down the horse's speed.

"Send the order down."

Cao Huachun rode on the horse, frowned and shouted: "Gather the horses and camp, we will stop here for one night, and leave for Taiyuan City early tomorrow morning."

"Here!"

There were several roars behind him, followed by a rush of horseshoes, and Dongchang Fanzi, who was beside Cao Huachun, conveyed his order from the governor.

"Da da da……"

"The governor has an order, gather horses and set up camp!!"

This journey from the capital to Shanxi was not very pleasant for Cao Huachun and the others. They suffered too much during the period, but in order to fulfill the will of Emperor Chongzhen, even though there were thousands of difficulties and dangers, they had to overcome them unconditionally.

"Hurry up, take off all the things you are carrying, feed the beans to the horses, prepare everything, and put on the things to keep out the cold for the horses."

"You teams, go gather some dead wood and start the bonfire as soon as possible!"

The dozens of foremen and foremen accompanying the team commanded the Dongchang fans under their command to set up the camp as soon as possible to ensure that they could have a good rest environment.

As a member of Dongji Factory, everyone wants to perform well in front of Cao Huachun, so that they can be promoted to a higher position.

Especially after the establishment of the Dainaihang Factory and the Xijishi Factory, everyone in the East Factory felt great pressure and threats.

After all, before this, the rectification of Huangzhuang under the name of the inner court was jointly organized by the Inner Factory and the West Factory, but they were the only ones who left the East Factory.

This also made many people think wildly, whether they would not trust their Dongchang today, and if they were really put aside, the impact on them would be too great.

"Duke, come and drink some strong wine to warm yourself up."

Shen Liangzuo held the wine bag, looked at Cao Huachun who was standing with his hands behind his back, and said with concern: "You have never eaten since you came from Dingxiang all the way, even if you want to fulfill the emperor's will as soon as possible, you must Just take care of yourself.”

As the supervisor of the Yumajian, this time he came to Shanxi with Cao Huachun on business, which made Shen Liangzuo see hope. If he can do this job well, he will be transferred to the Dongji Factory to assist Cao Huachun in managing the East Factory , then the status of the inner court will definitely be improved accordingly.

At present, the twelve supervisors, four divisions and eight bureaus of the inner court have basically been clarified. If they want to increase their status in the inner court, the only feasible way out is to seek corresponding positions in the East Factory, Inner Factory, and West Factory.

Although Emperor Chongzhen's requirements for the inner court have been strengthened and stricter, correspondingly, the authority granted to the inner court has also been strengthened invisibly.

In the big circle of senior eunuchs in the inner court, whether it was Wang Cheng'en, Cao Huachun, who were ranked among the top eunuchs, or other eunuchs in the middle and lower reaches, they all knew that their emperor attached great importance to their eunuchs.

"Good wine!"

After removing the cork, Cao Huachun took a sip of strong wine, resisting the spicy stimulation from his mouth, his whole body began to warm up, and subconsciously bared his teeth.

"Mr. Du, we rushed from the capital to the rule of Shanxi in such a hurry, what is the reason?" Shen Liangzuo looked suspiciously, and asked Cao Huachun in puzzlement, "Could it be that the emperor wants to call us Dongchang?" , The army that was dispatched to various places in Shanxi, to serve as the supervisor of the army?"

Since leaving Beijing with Cao Huachun, although Shen Liangzuo had many doubts, he held back all the way and never asked Cao Huachun a single question.

After all, he knew in his heart that Cao Huachun would definitely not tell him when he asked about these things at that time, but now that he is about to arrive in Taiyuan, if Cao Huachun's psychological vigilance is lowered, he will reveal some news.

"Eunuch Shen, you have endured this all the way, and finally you can't help but ask our family?"

Cao Huachun pressed the plug, turned around, looked at Shen Liangzuo with a smile on his face, and said, "At first our family thought that you would ask our family these things when you first left Shuntian Mansion.

Unexpectedly, our family had guessed wrong before.

Let me tell you the truth, you don’t need to think about the matter of dispatching the supervising army. This time, we came to Shanxi from Dongchang to pave the road ahead of time for a group of generals from the Jiangwu Hall and people from the West Factory. .

Because this matter is extremely important, the emperor specially entrusted this task to our family and Dongchang. If this matter can be done well, Eunuch Shen will definitely be rewarded by the emperor. "

In the army of Ming Dynasty, internal officials are often sent to act as supervisors to ensure that the generals in command will not do things they shouldn't do.

It's just that these internal officials and supervisors are cautious when they are in the inner court, but once they are far away from the emperor, they have another virtue.

For Emperor Chongzhen, he did not intend to send out large-scale eunuchs and eunuch groups in the inner court in the future. The eunuchs who supervised the army and guarded eunuchs would eventually become a thing of the past.

After all, the conflicts within the Ming Dynasty have already intensified enough. To send a group of unreliable internal officials to various parts of the Ming Dynasty to act as a domineering, what kind of local emperor, wouldn't that be a sign of failure?

If the eunuchs and eunuch groups of Ming Dynasty want to make good use of them, they must be within the controllable range. The big circle in Beizhili is enough for them to toss about.

"Eunuch Shen, don't ask any more questions that shouldn't be asked."

Seeing that Shen Liangzuo hesitated to speak, Cao Huachun said indifferently: "When we get to Taiyuan, we will tell you in detail what we need to do after seeing Yang He and the others.

It should be your credit, our family will not swallow it up, but if you dare to ruin our family's major affairs, then don't blame our family for being ruthless. "

Shen Liangzuo, who wanted to say something else, couldn't help being surprised when he saw Cao Huachun's attitude. At this moment, he knew in his heart that Cao Huachun must have planned something big, and even wanted to compare the West Factory with the Inner Factory. Only the East Factory's leading position in the inner court can sit firmly.

(End of this chapter)