Saving the Ming Dynasty: I can exchange bodies with Chongzhen

Chapter 155 Who does it belong to?
"master!"

"master!"

"Quick, pinch the Ren Zhong point, pinch it hard!"

There was a flurry of activity in the Chen residence. The women were shouting and the young men were rushing forward to pinch a fat, big-eared middle-aged man.

"Bleeding!"

"The master has woken up..."

Amid the chattering sounds, Chen Erfa woke up slowly. An incense stick of time ago, the eunuch from the palace came over and read out the emperor's decree.

He was promoted to the position of commander-in-chief of the Five Cities Military Division, and concurrently deputy general of Tongzhou, and was asked to coordinate the food and fodder matters for the Northern Expedition.

As soon as the eunuch left, everyone in the Chen mansion was jubilant, and they clamored to ask Chen Erfa for a reward. However, they saw their own master trembling all over. He shivered a few times, rolled his eyes, and passed out.

Only then did this scene happen.

"It's over, it's over... It's completely over this time." Chen Erfa bowed his head, which was as thick as his neck, to the ground, tears streaming down his face. "Master, I am definitely on the Emperor's kill list."

"Your good days are over~~"

"Master, what nonsense are you talking about? You have been promoted to the governor of Chengdu." Chen Erfa's original wife and concubine looked at their master in confusion.

"I..." Chen Erfa was speechless for a moment, unable to say anything. Everyone in the Wucheng Bingmasi knew that he did not want to be promoted, and some people could even vaguely guess the reason, but at home he kept his mouth shut.

It's not that he didn't want to tell his wife and concubine, but he really didn't dare, because talking behind the emperor's back is a capital crime.

If someone with ulterior motives heard it and reported it to the emperor, he would be like an old man hanging himself because he thought his life was too long.

In a rage, all he could do was curse, "A bunch of idiots!"

"Ouch~" Chen Erfa slowly stood up, holding onto the wall, and looked around the Chen residence and every blade of grass and tree, "The good days have just begun, and they are over just like this?"

The family of Queen Zhou's father Zhou Kui was killed, the family of Concubine Tian Guifei was killed or exiled, and now it's my turn...

Thinking of this, a deep sadness hit Chen Erfa's head, making it difficult for him to control himself. "Fate plays tricks on me, fate plays tricks on me!"

Suddenly, he remembered something and turned to his son and said, "Prepare the horses and go to the palace to find your sister."

After thinking about it, he felt that it was not safe enough, so he quickly pulled his wife and said, "You go too. When you get there, you will cry."

"Just say that he can't survive. Anyway, there is only one purpose, let my daughter persuade His Majesty to take back the governor."

"Me?" Chen Erfa's wife looked confused and was pulled and pushed onto the carriage by Chen Erfa.

……

Chongzhen was surrounded by people and walked for an unknown amount of time. When he stopped, it was already dark.

The night sky descends like a stairway to the sky, and the Altair and Vega stars in the sky ascend to the firmament.

Zhu Changgan opened his eyes again and found that he had fallen into a den of thieves again. His eyes widened in surprise, "What's going on? How could someone get dragged in?"

The key point is that he was dragged into the team that offered sacrifices to the enemy. Isn't this a joke?
Fortunately, there were people from the Jinyiwei and the Eastern Depot following him. After chatting with the Jinyiwei captain for a few words, he found that the situation was much safer than he had imagined.

There were three hundred Jinyiwei and Dongchang people who infiltrated the thieves, and the rest followed them. Even if something happened, it would not be too dangerous.

Zhu Changgan chatted with Prince Xiang for a few more words. After Hongniang's visit, the old man's mentality was much calmer than before. He calmly told him about the organizational structure of the bandits.

"You got along with them so quickly?"

"Of course not. Your father has been around the martial arts world before, so he has some experience..."

Zhu Changgan looked at the Prince of Xiang's ecstatic expression, and the muscles on his face twitched. "Father, is this dangerous?"

"Didn't you say that if you want to disintegrate the enemy, you must understand the enemy?"

Damn it, why do I feel like Chongzhen has led the old man astray? ... Zhu Changgan couldn't help but pull his hair.

It is easy for people to control themselves, but it is not so easy to control others.

When he and Chongzhen exchanged bodies, they agreed that neither of them would interfere in important court affairs or make any noise.

But there are no strict restrictions on me.

Even though he had already warned Chongzhen, some situations still occurred that were beyond his control.

Just like a boyfriend and girlfriend, even if you are together every day, you still cannot change each other and have to endure the situation where the other person does embarrassing things from time to time. What’s more, the two of you cannot meet and can only control each other remotely.

Not to mention that this is Chongzhen, who is not only a green hand but also has a strong addiction to being a trader.

"I believed your evil deeds!"

……

In the Qianqing Palace, Chongzhen listened to Wang Chengen's account of what happened during the day and heaved a long sigh, "The war on the northern front is going smoothly. If the bandits on the southern front can be dealt with, the crisis of the Ming Dynasty can be resolved!"

"Good, great good~"

Chongzhen's mouth corners raised, his face was full of smiles, and he couldn't help laughing out loud.

Wang Chengen looked at the emperor, what’s going on?

Has the emperor's illness relapsed?
Two months ago, I was furious, then manic, then frightened, then worried, then relieved… and now I’m ecstatic again?
Wang Chengen felt that the stimulation he felt from the emperor these days was more than in the past decade or so combined, and his mind was more tense than ever before, because he didn't know what kind of emotion or attitude the emperor would appear in the next moment.

I can’t tell for sure. I really can’t tell for sure.

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard the emperor calling him, "Bring me Zhang Xianzhong's information, and also bring me writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

When Wang Chengen brought these things over, he thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Chen is pregnant."

"Who?" Chongzhen had just picked up the brush and was about to write, but he suddenly stopped and looked at the other party, "Which Concubine Chen?"

"It's... the one in Chenghua Palace."

Wang Chengen saw that the emperor's face was suddenly filled with shock, astonishment, and helplessness, his face turning blue and purple. "She...she is pregnant? When did it happen?"

"It was diagnosed by the imperial physician today."

Chongzhen was stunned for more than ten seconds before he murmured, "Is this... considered my offspring?"

Wang Chengen opened his mouth wide and his head buzzed. What did the emperor mean by this?
It's over, hysteria?
The emperor's illness has really relapsed, and it's a severe relapse. He can even question such common sense. It must be hysteria without a doubt.

Chongzhen stood there motionless, his mind a mess.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation, and based on his knowledge, he really couldn't tell the difference. If he wanted to say it was his, he knew nothing about it, but if he wanted to say it was not his, this bloodline should be his.

"You go out first!" Chongzhen drove Wang Chengen out so that he could calm down.

"Uncle? Uncle?"

……

When Zhu Changgan woke up again, he was stunned when he saw the words on the desk. What did it mean? Did Chongzhen leave him a message?
I always left messages for him before, why did he leave a message for me this time?

I picked it up and looked down. After reading it, I was stunned. Concubine Chen was pregnant?

But think about it, it's not impossible.

After two months of continuous acupuncture, both of them had no problems, so the success rate was still extremely high.

As for whose offspring it is, it should naturally be Chongzhen's, after all, the body is his.

There was no DNA technology in those days, otherwise it would have been much simpler to explain to Chongzhen that the child must be a prince or princess after birth.

"Come on, accompany me to Chenghua Palace."

During the court session, Zhu Changgan and Wang Chengen went directly to the Chenghua Palace.

When he walked into the gate of Chenghua Palace, he saw that Concubine Chen's eyes were red and swollen, and his eyebrows raised, "Who made my beloved concubine like this?" "This..." Wang Chengen lowered his head, looked at the emperor, and dared not speak.

But Concubine Chen knelt down all of a sudden, "I beg Your Majesty to revoke my father's appointment. He...he doesn't want to be promoted to the position of governor..."

"No, why?"

Concubine Chen sobbed and said, "Your Majesty, please spare my father's life. I am grateful and in tears."

"..." Zhu Changgan was even more confused by her crying. He frowned and called Wang Chengen over. "Tell me, what's going on?"

The muscles on Wang Chengen's face twitched. "Your Majesty, there are rumors that Your Majesty likes to kill fathers-in-law the most, so people in the capital are afraid that their daughters will enter the palace. Chen Erfa was born a butcher, and when his daughter was chosen, he was terrified. But then he found a fortune teller who said that although the emperor likes to kill fathers-in-law, he only kills fathers-in-law with high positions and generous salaries. As long as she can't get the position of governor, she can be safe, but now..."

After hearing Wang Chengen's words, Zhu Changgan's face turned green with anger, "Who the hell spread this? Do I like to kill my father-in-law?"

Doesn't this ruin Chongzhen's reputation?

Seeing Concubine Chen's pale face and her nails digging into her palms, looking so pitiful, Zhu Changgan sighed, "Get up, get up quickly..."

But even though he was holding the other person up himself, he saw that the other person was crying even harder and was becoming more heartbroken.

"Okay, I will revoke my order. Not only will I not promote Chen Erfa to the position of governor, I will even demote him from the position of deputy governor to a lower position."

"Really?" Concubine Chen stopped crying all of a sudden, wiped away her tears, and a smile began to appear on her cheeks, "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty..."

"Okay, get up." Zhu Changgan looked at her speechlessly.

Concubine Chen could no longer suppress the joy in her heart. It surged up like a volcano, blowing away the grief just now. "Your Majesty, please allow me to send someone to bring this news home."

"go Go……"

Looking at the other party's upturned mouth, like a knocked wooden fish, Zhu Changgan shook his head and called Wang Chengen, "Since you have heard it, go and draft an edict and tell Chen Erfa that his position can be demoted, but he must continue to do his job. He will still be the supervisor of the grain and grass for this trip north."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

……

Putting aside the joy of the Chen family, a great war was brewing in southern Mongolia at this moment.

Several Mongolian generals were setting up a charcoal fire to grill meat, but suddenly they felt dust flying on the ground, followed by a rumbling sound.

"Ming army!"

"The Ming court's cavalry!"

"Quick, pick up your weapons... prepare for battle!" The leaders of the Mongolian flags had no time to eat and hurriedly called on their subordinates to mount their horses to meet the enemy.

Even though the troops of the six tribes including Ezhe tried their best to avoid a decisive battle with the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty rushed towards them head-on and fought with them without any reason.

Thirty thousand cavalrymen appeared on a hillside, each wearing a Ming Dynasty helmet with a blood-red tassel on the helmet and black armor underneath that was chilling.

"Kill!" Huang Degong roared and rushed towards the Mongolian army.

"kill!"

"kill……"

Zhang Shize, Ma Xianglin and others also roared, slapped the horses under their crotch, and began to charge towards the Mongolian soldiers.

"唏伦~"

The torrent from top to bottom washed down like a lawn mower, endlessly.

The sound of tens of thousands of horses' hooves trampling on the grass made a huge roar, which made the Mongolian soldiers on the grassland even more panicked.

"Quick, protect me..." Prince Chahar was enjoying himself in the tent. He even did not forget to bring two women with him on this battle. Hearing the noise outside, he hurriedly ran outside with his trousers picked up. Just when he saw this scene, his body trembled and he could not help but shouting in shock.

The Ming cavalry came like a dark cloud, cutting off the Mongolian soldiers' retreat.

bang~
A Mongolian soldier was knocked away by Huang Degong's horse and fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth. Just as he was about to stand up, his throat was pierced by an iron spear.

"Kill!" Huang Degong's body was like a benchmark and his eyes were like knives. He stabbed the Mongolian cavalry through with a casual shot, and the corpse fell to the ground with a thud.

When morale is high, fighting power is strong.

It is said that the Ming cavalry had poor field combat capabilities and could not defeat Mongolia, let alone the Eight Banners of the Manchus. But now he wants to tell these Tartars that the Ming cavalry is not as bad as you say.

We stood up, and the Ming Dynasty's military has no weaknesses.

The Yongwei Camp was unstoppable, and the Jing Camp and the Baigan Camp were not to be outdone. The cavalry were like an endless tide, one wave after another, rushing towards the Mongolian cavalry.

Seeing his retreat cut off, Prince Chahar Ezhe couldn't help but exclaimed: "This won't work. We must organize a counterattack, a counterattack~"

The leader of the 23rd Banner of the Seventh Division also realized that they could not be beaten like this, and said, "Charge out from the front."

He led his troops and rushed forward.

But before he could run far, he found that the Ming army was also in front of him, and with them came the black muzzles of cannons.

The Ming army arrived and pressed forward with cannons and muskets.

"boom!"

A few shells fired during the training mission hit the Mongolian camp, causing the war horses to neigh in fear.

"Two hundred steps ahead, artillery ready!"

"put!"

"Boom boom boom~~"

In an instant, flames, roars, and smoke filled the entire battlefield like a fog.

The enemy soldiers who were hit by the artillery fell to the ground without even a groan, their hands and feet twitched a few times, and they were completely lifeless.

On the grassland, the Shura battlefield.

In the blink of an eye, countless lives were harvested, and the dry grassland was littered with twisted corpses and flowing blood.

The withered grass was dyed red, and the battlefield was divided several times by the Ming army, stretching from a small slope to the low-lying area in the distance.

The Ming army occupied the high ground and opened fire with all their artillery, repeatedly smashing into the Mongolian cavalry.

Jin Shitai, the leader of Tumed Left Banner, was roaring in anger and ordering his soldiers to organize a counterattack. The next moment, his strong body was suddenly smashed away and turned into a pulp.

And left a deep mark on the ground...

……

"Zhenzong, don't be anxious. After this battle, you should be able to build up the cavalry of the Qi Family Army."

Last time, when the three major camps of the Ming Dynasty fought against the Manchu and Mongolian armies, they first used artillery and muskets to consume the enemy's manpower, but this time the situation was reversed, because they found that the Mongolian army was trying their best to avoid fighting.

Due to the changes in time and place, Cao Huachun made adjustments as soon as he discovered this situation. He first let Huang Degong, Zhang Shize, Ma Xianglin and others lead 30,000 cavalry to bite the enemy.

Then adjust the artillery and muskets to annihilate the enemy in frontal attack.

In addition to the 30,000 cavalrymen in the three camps, Cao Huachun also had 10,000 cavalrymen in his hands. Together with the 5,000 Qi family troops, the combat effectiveness of the frontal troops was further improved on the original basis, and there was no need to worry about the enemy rushing directly to the central army.

This is also the reason why the three camps dared to let go and lead the cavalry charge.

"I'm not anxious. A soldier's duty is to obey orders. We will do whatever the commander tells the Qi family army to do." Qi Zhenzong replied with a smile, but his clenched fists showed the turmoil in his heart.

In fact, he was not really anxious about this, but he was regretting that he had arrived in Beijing too short a time. If he could have arrived in Beijing a month earlier, what would the cavalry be of any use?
What he coveted the most were cannons and muskets, which were the real killing weapons. He saw with his own eyes the firing of Ming Dynasty cannons, and the speed was so fast that if you were not careful, several shots would be fired.

And the fire guns could directly hit the Tartars from a long distance. Qi Zhenzong chuckled, "Commander-in-chief, His Majesty said he would give us a thousand fire guns. I wonder when they will arrive?"

"It should be soon. His Majesty ordered it a few days ago. This time, Chen Erfa, the governor of the Southern City Military Division, will escort them here. There won't be any problems."

(End of this chapter)