The moment he entered the imperial city, there were only two words in Li Dingguo's mind: shocking!

The city walls here are not very high and the city gates are not very big.

But its momentum is like an insurmountable giant, which makes people afraid.

Looking at the imperial city in front of him, Li Dingguo couldn't help but think of the Chu Palace he had seen when he captured Wuchang.

Everything there seemed prosperous to him, but pales in comparison to here.

At this moment he was standing there, feeling extremely small.

"General Li," Wang Chengen said as they walked, "You don't have to kneel when you see His Majesty later."

"Not kneeling?" Li Dingguo was a little confused. "Your Majesty is the supreme ruler. How can I not kneel?"

"When General Li surrendered to the court, the eunuch Zhang Rong of the East Factory said that this was a cooperation. Zhang Rong conveyed the will of His Majesty. General Li helped the court fight the war, and the court paid General Li. To this day, the rules are still the same, and His Majesty has not forgotten them."

"Of course," Wang Chengen stopped and looked at Li Dingguo, "General Li can kneel or not, the choice is yours."

"Thank you, Eunuch Wang, for the reminder," Li Dingguo took out a few Ming Dynasty round coins from his arms and handed them over.

Wang Chengen was not polite and accepted it quietly.

When the two arrived at the Qianqing Palace, Chongzhen was reviewing memorials.

The number of memorials impeaching Wang Yongji increased day by day, and Chongzhen initially intended to respond with silence.

But this group of people is simply pushing the issue further. Not only did they not stop the impeachment, but they intensified the intensity of the impeachment.

What's worse, the first half of the document talked about official business, but in the second half it suddenly stated that Wang Yongji was to be impeached for improper use of troops and command errors.

Chongzhen could no longer tolerate this and began to let himself go in his memorials.

Whenever they saw the impeachment memorial against Wang Yongji, they would directly reprimand or even curse him.

"Old beast!" Chongzhen cursed while writing the abusive words on the memorial with a red pen.

"Pedantic stuff!"

"Eat human food and talk shit!"

When Li Dingguo walked into the Qianqing Palace, Chongzhen had just finished reviewing the last memorial.

"Your Majesty," Wang Chengen said as he stood at the entrance to the main hall, "General Li Dingguo has arrived."

"Let him in."

"yes."

Wang Chengen moved sideways and let Li Dingguo in.

"Your Majesty, I am Li Dingguo, and I kowtow to you!" Li Dingguo stepped into the hall and knelt down excitedly to salute.

Chongzhen was very pleased.

This means that Li Dingguo recognized him as the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty in his heart.

"General Li, please don't be polite, please stand up," Chongzhen said calmly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Dingguo took a deep breath and stood up.

Chongzhen looked at it carefully.

Li Dingguo was about eight feet tall, with delicate eyebrows and a fierce gaze.

The whole person's aura gives people a feeling of bravery and wisdom.

It is worthy of being one of the three pillars of the Southern Ming Dynasty in history.

While Chongzhen was observing Li Dingguo, Li Dingguo was also observing Chongzhen.

He didn't dare look directly at it and could only observe it with his peripheral vision.

At this time, Chongzhen was already in his forties.

He possesses not only the majesty of an emperor, but also the kindness of a king and father, the elegance of a scholar, and the demeanor of a military commander.

In addition to these, there is also the sense of control that allows you to make clouds and rain with just a flip of your hand.

Li Dingguo took one look and dared not look again. He lowered his head and waited for Chongzhen to ask questions.

"The war in Liaodong is tense, so let me make it short." Chongzhen got straight to the point, "I want to hear your thoughts on the war in Liaodong."

Li Dingguo was well prepared and said immediately: "I think the key to the Liaodong war lies not in the soldiers but in the generals and commanders. As long as there are no problems with the strategy and command, Liaodong can be recovered smoothly."

"Wang Yongji's Ping Liao army has not made any progress in the Guangning area. Do you mean that there is something wrong with Wang Yongji's strategy and command?"

"I didn't mean that," Li Dingguo shook his head hurriedly. "There are many reasons why the war is progressing slowly. In addition to the favorable weather, terrain and people, there are many unexpected factors. I am just explaining the importance of the generals' command, and I don't mean to blame Governor Wang."

"Yes," Chongzhen nodded.

Just when Li Dingguo thought Chongzhen was going to continue asking questions about the Liaodong war, he heard Chongzhen ask: "Li Dingguo, have you eaten?"

Why?

Li Dingguo was surprised at first, then answered honestly: "I was in a hurry to get on the road, so I only ate some dry food on the way."

"I asked the Imperial Kitchen Supervisor to prepare some food for you to eat on the way."

After saying this, Chongzhen turned and left.

Li Dingguo and Wang Chengen stood in the main hall, looking at each other with wide eyes.

Li Dingguo was thinking that His Majesty asked him two questions when he asked him to come to the capital.

One is how to view the Liaodong war, and the other is whether you have eaten.

Then he left...

Isn’t this too weird?

Wang Chengen also wondered why Chongzhen only asked two questions...

Before doing this, I would definitely ask a lot of questions and even stay to have a meal.

Now, look what happened. He just asked the chef to pack some food and left.

"Eunuch Wang," Li Dingguo asked in a low voice, "What should I do next?"

"Probably wait." Wang Chengen answered uncertainly.

"Waiting for what?"

"Wait for the Shangshenjian's people..."

Sure enough, after waiting for a while, the people from the Imperial Kitchen handed a large food box to Li Dingguo.

The food box is big and heavy.

He held it with some difficulty.

After expressing his gratitude, Li Dingguo bowed deeply towards Chongzhen's throne and turned to leave the imperial city.

As he walked a short distance out of the imperial city, his followers surrounded him.

"Sir, let me carry it for you." Someone pointed at the food box in Li Dingguo's hand.

"Everyone has a share of your majesty's reward," said Li Dingguo.

He remembered that Chongzhen said you guys eat on the road, not you eat on the road, so he dared to say that.

Everyone opened the food boxes and found that they were filled with roast duck, roast chicken, roast lamb legs and other delicacies...

Everyone first had a hearty meal as quickly as possible, then left Beijing and headed for Liaodong.

Along the way, Li Dingguo kept thinking about why Chongzhen wanted to see him.

Why only two questions were asked?

And why give him a food box full of delicious food...

Li Dingguo thought a lot, but it was meaningless.

Because Chongzhen had no other intention at all, he just wanted to meet Li Dingguo.

Considering the tense war situation in Liaodong, I just asked a question casually.

In fact, before meeting Li Dingguo, Chongzhen also thought about whether he should ask a few more questions.

After careful consideration, he decided not to ask any more questions.

Whenever a question was asked, Li Dingguo would guess the emperor's intention.

If there are too many problems, Li Dingguo's brain will collapse, which will affect his military operations in Liaodong.

In fact, it cannot be blamed on Li Dingguo for guessing the emperor's intention.

Everyone would do this at the time, and some would even analyze the emperor's every word and action and take targeted measures.

Even if you fart, it will be misinterpreted in various ways.