Late at night, the Forbidden City was completely silent. In the entire capital city, you could only hear the footsteps of patrolling soldiers. Since the last invasion of Huang Taiji, the curfew in the capital has continued to this day. In fact, there is no need for the government to impose a curfew.

, the people in the capital no longer have the leisure and elegance to carry out activities at night. Except for some dignitaries, ordinary people close their doors early and go home. The world has not been peaceful recently. They have also heard the news more or less that Li Zicheng is in the lake.

The defeat of Guangda was originally exciting news, but looking at the subsequent development of the bandits, although they suffered heavy losses, it seemed that they were not injured. Li Zicheng still maintained a huge scale. Everyone knows the temper of the bandits, and Jian Jian

There is no difference between them and the captives. After suffering losses in Huguang, they will definitely make up for it from other places. In this case, where will their next target be? Will it be the north? This is not impossible. There is also the Jianlu, last time

The psychological shadow it has caused to everyone is really too great. From last time to now, Huang Taiji has been dormant for so long. According to some businessmen doing business at the border, the Qing Dynasty seems to be expanding its military and preparing for war again. I heard that the Rakshasa Kingdom

The number of troops is also increasing, so when will they enter the customs next time? In such an atmosphere, who can celebrate the New Year with peace of mind, and who has the leisure and elegance to hang out at night?

In the Yangxin Hall, there was also no sound. Only the crackling sound of the wick could be heard. Chongzhen sat on the chair with a livid face, with a memorial in front of him. Wang Chengen stood aside, looking at Chongzhen's expression, somewhat confused.

Maybe Wang Chengen didn't know how to persuade Chongzhen, because the signature of this memorial was Liu Yi. In Wang Chengen's eyes, Chongzhen's attitude towards Liu Yi went through a dramatic process. When Liu Yi was mentioned, he became furious. If

When I saw the memorial about Liu Yi, I felt like I was going crazy. Just the tea cups for Chongzhen to drink or the porcelain bowls for eating were broken. Even the vases in the Yangxin Hall were damaged.

, Wang Chengen himself had replaced dozens of vases for Chongzhen. But now, perhaps as he grows older, Chongzhen's self-cultivation has become stronger, or perhaps Chongzhen has become numb to Liu Yi's misbehavior, and Chongzhen is no longer so

Wang Chengen knew that even though Chongzhen didn't show it in his actions, he was already furious in his heart. If Liu Yi was in front of him, Chongzhen might be able to kill him with the Emperor's Sword himself.

Wang Chengen was really anxious in his heart, worried about Chongzhen's health. As an old man who had been with Chongzhen since his days in the Prince's Palace, Wang Chengen treated Chongzhen not only as a master-servant relationship, but also as a family member who cared and loved Chongzhen.

The emperor is twenty-eight years old this year, but his face does not look like he is twenty-eight years old. He seems to be thirty-eight years old. Not to mention his gray hair on his temples. Due to long-term staying up late and irregular diet, the emperor's gray hair is

The circles under his eyes gradually worsened, his skin was very poor, without any luster, his face turned yellow, and his lips turned white. Wang Chengen asked the doctors at Tai Hospital in private. Everyone's answers were basically the same. The emperor must have a good rest and eat more.

If this state continues, a person will eventually run out of gas. Wang Chengen is a person who has experienced the previous dynasties. The previous two emperors were short-lived. Wang Chengen does not want Emperor Chongzhen to follow in their footsteps. So he sees that

There was anxiety in the eyes, and I don’t know what happened today. Liu Yi, who had not formally submitted a memorial to the emperor for many years, actually sent a memorial for the first time. Wen Tiren and the others naturally did not dare to accept Liu Yi’s memorial.

If he didn't send it, he immediately presented it to Chongzhen, and it was Wen Tiren who brought it to him personally. At the moment, Wen Tiren was sitting next to Wang Chengen, looking at the emperor who said nothing.

Wang Chengen could roughly guess that this memorial might have made Chongzhen furious. After all, once a person is labeled in the court, he may do everything wrong. In fact, leaving aside other things, if you have to

Let Wang Chengen express his opinion. In fact, Wang Chengen admires Liu Yi very much. He can rise from a small soldier to his current position and is already a leader among men. But not only that, the army under his command has been victorious in every battle and has indeed helped the court solve many problems.

, Wang Chengen has been in the Supervisor of Ceremonies for a long time, and of course he understands that nothing is perfect in this world. Sometimes in order to achieve the goal, things outside the rules will inevitably happen. It's okay if the superiors don't care about it, as long as the result is good.

However, the master of his family has always demanded perfection. As a result, it is naturally impossible for Liu Yi to leave a good impression in his heart. Over time, Liu Yi naturally entered the court's blacklist, and there was no one in the court.

Instead of defending Liu Yi, they tried their best to discredit them. If Liu Yi and Qing Yijun moved forward, they might be labeled as rebels.

Chongzhen held it in for a long time. Wen Tiren sat half-assed on the chair, leaning forward slightly, not daring to speak first, interrupting Chongzhen's train of thought. Wang Chengen took advantage of the opportunity to add some tea to Chongzhen's cup, and Chongzhen reacted. He

He took a long breath, as if to resolve the depression in his heart, and as if to adjust his emotions, and then slowly said: "Wen Aiqing, you should have read all the contents of this memorial. Tell me, tell me.

Tell me what you think." Wen Tiren was a little embarrassed, because Chongzhen was no longer what he used to be. As he got older, the emperor also had a good palace. In the past, Chongzhen might have been furious and smashed all the teacups in front of him, so Wen Tiren

I know how to answer. It is nothing more than stepping on Liu Yi on the ground and yelling at them. Anyway, it is right to say that they are worthless. But today, Chongzhen did not clearly show his attitude. If only from this letter,

Judging from the content of the memorial, Liu Yi was clearly treasonous, but Chongzhen was not furious. Could it be that the emperor had other plans in mind? Combined with the last food war, Zhou Yanru's faction was driven out by Liu Yi, and he also secretly sent money to Chongzhen to enrich him.

Private Treasury, has Chongzhen's impression of Liu Yi changed? Or is it because the facts have become a foregone conclusion, and Chongzhen is now powerless and unable to influence the situation in Jiangnan?

Wen Tiren's heart went back and forth a thousand times, but how could the Ming Dynasty's first assistant be a waste? After thinking about it, he decided to say something innocuous and see the emperor's attitude first. Wen Tiren said: "Your Majesty, if you start from

Looking at the whole thing, Liu Yi's Qing Yi Army defeated the bandits' troops and caused Li Zicheng to lose 500,000 people. Moreover, they did not use the power of the imperial court. Let us sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. This is a good thing.

Let them let the dog eat the dog. But we should also think that what Liu Yi has done over the years is enough to prove that this guy is a master who does not see the rabbit and does not let the hawk go. It can be said that they are just to defeat the thieves and not to make plans for themselves.

The humble minister does not believe in any interests, and your Majesty will not believe it, so today's memorial is that Liu Yi is seeking personal gain for himself. Liu Yi wrote very clearly on it that he has sent water transport troops and horses into Huguang.

What does this mean? He is clearly using the name of the Water Transport Governor's Palace to take over the defense of Huguang. It is too late for the imperial court to intervene now. Liu Yi is definitely not someone who waits for the imperial court's orders to act. Maybe now, his troops are already in Wuchang Prefecture and Changsha Prefecture.

Wait for the various places to be in place. To be honest, even a small minister can expect this result. Liu Yi's army finally fought such a big battle. It would be a joke to say that he has no idea about Huguang."

Chongzhen asked: "Then what do you think, the imperial court will hand over Huguang to Liu Yi? Liu Yi is openly using the banner of the imperial court, but who doesn't know that the imperial court can't control him at all. If he really loses Huguang's territory,

If you leave it to him, won't this guy become the governor of the Tang Dynasty? Does he want to be An Lushan or Shi Siming?" Wen Tiren quickly stood up and said to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, will the territory of Huguang be handed over to Liu Yi?

I'm afraid it's not the court that has the final say. His troops have entered and actually controlled the area. Otherwise, the court will directly declare him a rebel. But in this case, we will be at odds. If he has an affair with Li Zicheng,

If they collude, or if they don't collude and just go it alone, I'm afraid the imperial court won't be able to cope with it. At present, Huang Taiji is constantly moving outside the pass, and Li Zicheng is also a huge threat. The imperial court can no longer free its hands to deal with Liu Yi." How could Chongzhen not know this truth?

, but I really can’t swallow this breath in my heart. Huguang and Nanzhili are the main sources of taxes and water transportation for the imperial court. Now that these two places have been taken over by Liu Yi, is the imperial court going to drink from the northwest wind?

Wen Tiren saw that Chongzhen's expression was wrong, and said: "Wei Chen saw that Liu Yi wrote in the memorial that every year the four million stone canals used to transport grain to the imperial court were not less than one cent." Chongzhen interrupted Wen Tiren and said: "Chief Assistant, you are like this

What do you mean, are you saying that the court just held its nose and admitted that Liu Yi took over Huguang? Anyway, there was no shortage of grain transportation, and it did not cause great damage to the court's economy." Wen Tiren swallowed, and he said to Chongzhen

He understands his character very well. In fact, Chongzhen is not a fool. Of course he can realize that Liu Yi's occupation of Huguang is an established fact. They either have to go to war with Liu Yi directly. If not, they can only admit it with their noses pinched. But Chongzhen needs

A step, or to put it more harshly, requires a scapegoat, because this sentence cannot be said from Chongzhen's own mouth, so it can only be said from the mouth of Wen Tiren, who wanted Chongzhen to borrow the donkey to get off the slope.
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