"You'll know in a moment!" Chongzhen said with a smile.
Concubine Zhao Shen Peiqing didn't dare to ask too much and could only give up for the time being.
Chongzhen picked up the pen and wrote two more sentences before putting it down and looking at Shen Peiqing: "I heard that my beloved concubine likes sword dancing?"
Shen Peiqing blushed slightly: "Yes, Your Majesty, I dare not hide it."
"Did my beloved concubine also wear this armor when she danced with sword?" Chongzhen said, pointing at Shen Peiqing's pink double-breasted gown.
Shen Peiqing was stunned, "Your Majesty, this is just a piece of silk clothing, not armor!"
"No," Chongzhen shook his head and pointed at her clothes and said, "This is armor!"
Without waiting for Shen Peiqing to continue explaining, Chongzhen stood up and came to her side, whispering in her ear: "I want to take off the armor for my beloved concubine myself."
Shen Peiqing's face suddenly turned red.
Even though she was knowledgeable, it was not until this moment that she understood the true meaning of armor.
......
After the favor, Chongzhen hesitated for a while and whispered to Shen Peiqing beside the pillow: "My beloved concubine, I have an idea."
Shen Peiqing took the towel and wiped the sweat off her face, blushing in the darkness and said, "Your Majesty, please speak. I am listening."
"Do you know Zheng Zhilong?"
"Of course I know," Shen Peiqing said after calming down her breath, "In order to recruit Zheng Zhilong, your majesty ordered me to write a letter to my uncle and ask them to contact him about this matter. After recruiting Zheng Zhilong, your majesty also praised me for this."
"It's good to remember," Chongzhen nodded gently in the dark, "If I remember correctly, your fourth uncle Shen Shouyue is currently the deputy censor of Denglai Road, and he is a fifth-rank official."
"Your Majesty is not mistaken." Shen Peiqing replied.
"Oh!" Chongzhen suddenly sighed.
"Why is your majesty sighing? Is it because I didn't serve you well?" Shen Peiqing asked anxiously.
"Of course not," Chongzhen sighed again, "There was a problem with Zheng Zhilong."
"Zheng Zhilong?" Shen Peiqing was a little surprised. "Hasn't he already surrendered to the imperial court? What else could go wrong... Is he going to rebel again?"
"It's more troublesome than the rebellion," Chongzhen said in a low voice, "I heard from the Jinyiwei that Zheng Zhilong took advantage of his convenient position in charge of the Fujian Navy to smuggle supplies to the Jiannu. If he only smuggled some food and cotton, it would be fine, but he also smuggled gunpowder and other military supplies!"
"It was precisely because of the help of gunpowder and artillery that Jiannu dared to confront the Ping Liao army head-on. If Zheng Zhilong had not smuggled, at least thousands of soldiers in the Ping Liao army would not have died on the battlefield!"
"How could he do this?" Shen Peiqing clenched her fists and gritted her teeth. "When he was summoned, he promised to be loyal to the court and not rebel again! I didn't expect him to go back on his word and aid the enemy. In this case, why doesn't Your Majesty order him to be killed?"
"It's difficult!" Chongzhen shook his head. "Although the Jinyiwei has obtained evidence of his smuggling, they are unable to take action against Zheng Zhilong due to the current situation. After all, there is a war in Liaodong. Once a war with Zheng Zhilong begins, the Ming Dynasty will face the dilemma of fighting on two fronts."
"Then..." Concubine Zhao Shen Peiqing sat up in the dark and thought for a while.
She is a smart person.
The concubines who can gain a foothold in the harem are all very smart.
The reason why Chongzhen said these to her was that she could help him relieve his worries.
Thinking of this, Shen Peiqing asked softly: "What can I do to help Your Majesty?"
"You can't help me, but your fourth uncle can help me." Chongzhen did not hide anything and answered directly.
"Your Majesty, what does your majesty want my fourth uncle to do?" Shen Peiqing asked again.
"Not fighting Zheng Zhilong now does not mean that we will not fight him in the future. I have to prepare for the future." Chongzhen stretched out his hand and took Shen Peiqing into his arms, "I want your fourth uncle to be an insider in Zheng Zhilong's army!"
"This..." Shen Peiqing blinked her big eyes: "I have no objection, and my fourth uncle will not have any problem. But the question is... Will my fourth uncle gain Zheng Zhilong's trust? If he cannot gain Zheng Zhilong's trust, it will be useless even if he is transferred to Zheng Zhilong's army."
"So," Chongzhen patted Shen Peiqing on the shoulder, "I can only use the strategy of self-torture!"
"A self-torture trick?" Shen Peiqing blinked again and said firmly, "Your Majesty, please explain!"
"If you want to gain Zheng Zhilong's trust, there are two prerequisites. One is that the Shen family loses power, and the other is that your fourth uncle is dismissed!" Chongzhen paused, "Most of the generals under Zheng Zhilong are pirates. Although they have won many battles, they are just pirates after all. They have no orthodox strategies for commanding troops. Your fourth uncle Shen Shouyue has been with your grandfather Shen Yourong since he was a child. He must have learned the true teachings from him."
Having said this, Chongzhen stopped.
Shen Peiqing was a smart person and she quickly understood Chongzhen's thoughts.
Does Zheng Zhilong trust the imperial court?
In her opinion, she shouldn't believe it.
Even if I believe it, I only have 30% trust in it.
Therefore, no matter who the court sent to Fujian, it would be difficult to gain Zheng Zhilong's trust.
There is one exception: those who have real abilities but are suppressed by the imperial court!
Because those who are suppressed by the court will inevitably harbor hatred, and those who hate the court will obviously not be loyal to the court.
Zheng Zhilong can only trust the other party as long as he is not in the same mind as the court.
In other words, as long as her fourth uncle Shen Shouyue, who was proficient in managing the navy, was demoted, Zheng Zhilong would definitely recruit him after knowing it.
Thinking of this, Shen Peiqing couldn't help but frowned.
Chongzhen made it very clear that there were two prerequisites for gaining Zheng Zhilong's trust.
One was that the Shen family lost power, and the other was that her fourth uncle Shen Shouyue was demoted.
The second condition is easy to understand, the key is the first condition: the Shen family loses power!
Since the death of her grandfather Shen Yourong, the Shen family has fallen into decline.
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