"I thought you were smart and capable, and you would definitely succeed in Shandong. Who would have thought that you would be so useless, are you worthy of my high hopes?"
Chongzhen's roar echoed through the Yangxin Hall again.
Experienced ministers have concluded that Chongzhen's hysteria seems to be getting worse every time.
Li Maofang came back dejected.
He knew that things were getting serious.
I can't handle this myself, no matter how many heads I have, it won't be enough.
So he didn't dare to say anything, and quietly went to see Zhou Yanru to inform him of the situation of his trip to Shandong.
Zhou Yanru also felt numb.
I didn’t expect Shandong to do such a great job, leaving no room for error.
Thinking that he was the one who planned the whole process, Zhou Yanru couldn't help but sweat profusely and tremble.
Not daring to delay at all, he quickly took Li Maofang and asked to see Chongzhen.
During this time, Chongzhen became increasingly tired and couldn't even sleep well.
Every time I close my eyes, I always have nightmares.
Either the Jurchens from the north rushed into the capital and chopped off his head; or the bandits from the west rushed into the capital and chopped off his head.
Otherwise, Zuo Mengeng would have rushed into the capital and chopped off his head.
It was as if the capital was undefended and anyone could come if they wanted; his head, the emperor's, was like Tang Monk's flesh, anyone could chop it off with a knife.
This time Li Maofang was driven back, and Chongzhen exploded again.
No matter how dying the tiger is, he will not be willing to give up his authority.
If I can’t deal with Zuo Mengeng, how can I deal with you, Li Maofang?
Li Maofang felt aggrieved and felt unjustly accused of being blamed.
"Your Majesty, the humble ministers are fighting hard according to reason, but Zuo Menggeng is arrogant and domineering, and even resorts to fighting with soldiers. The humble ministers are bare-handed and determined to serve the country, but they are unable to kill the enemy!"
Do you expect him to be a polished commander to regain Shandong?
Rely on what?
What's the perfect tongue?
Li Maofang shuddered when she thought of the troops Zuo Menggeng demonstrated that day.
He has never seen such a mighty army, and at least the Wai Gua Pi Zao from the Beijing Camp are definitely no match.
Seeing that Chongzhen was about to be punished and Li Maofang was asked to take the blame, Zhou Yanru had to stand up.
Since Liu Yulie was imprisoned and convicted, his authority as the chief minister of the cabinet has been lost, and many of his subordinates have fled and taken refuge with Wen Tiren.
If Li Maofang can no longer be saved, the team will really be unable to lead the team.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Li has really tried his best to at least detect the reality of Zuo Ni. For the current plan, we still need to come up with countermeasures to resolve the crisis."
Chongzhen listened.
It's not that what Zhou Yanru said makes sense, it's that the incident in Shandong hasn't broken out yet and the world doesn't know about it.
If the people of the world don't know, it means that his emperor's face is intact.
That being the case, I'm not in a hurry to pass the blame.
"Then what does Zuo Ni say?"
Li Maofang escaped and quickly told Zuo Mengeng's conditions.
"Bang..."
Chongzhen's emotions exploded again.
"You rebel and traitor, do you really dare to bully me into sending troops to punish his nine tribes?"
No one responded, and Chongzhen’s performance received negative marks.
Because everyone knows that even if he wants to send troops, he has no troops to send.
Chongzhen was so upset that he couldn't get up or down, his face was ruined, and his chest was beating more and more violently.
This is a precursor to rage.
Wang Chengen saw it clearly from the sidelines. Even though his scalp was numb, he knew he had to go out and put out the fire.
The situation is already like this. If Chongzhen is allowed to lose his temper indiscriminately, the situation will only get worse.
Gu Fang
"Your Majesty, this slave has a clever idea?"
Hey, there were steps, and Chongzhen quickly changed his expression.
"Big companion, what's the plan?"
Wang Chengen said slowly while thinking about it.
This strategy was accidentally revealed by Huang An in the inner study.
After Wang Chengen heard this, he couldn't help but secretly said that he was lucky.
"Your Majesty, the forces of the left rebels have become established and cannot be underestimated. If we rush to confront them, we are afraid that the war will continue for a long time. The Tatars in Liaodong and the rogue bandits in Shanxi have seen the opportunity, and the imperial court is afraid that it will be stretched. But the Zuo Nibai hundred
After being so careful, he actually forgot that his father Zuo Liangyu is now listening to the troops in Henan. How about grabbing Zuo Liangyu in his hands and using it as a basis to argue with Zuo Ni again. The great road of human relations is filial piety and righteousness.
First. If you don’t believe that Zuo Ni dares to ignore his father’s safety, why don’t you just obey his orders?”
"Um……"
Chongzhen, Zhou Yanru, and Li Maofang were all shocked.
Is this still the honest, unassuming, big crotch of the inner court?
This idea...
"Your Majesty, this is a very clever plan. To subdue the rebels without using weapons, there is no reason for Zuo Ni to be captured without using his hands."
Zhou Yanru immediately agreed.
He didn't understand why Wang Chengen would come up with such a vicious strategy, but since the inner court was willing to take over the matter, he was eager to leave as soon as possible.
No matter what the outcome is then, it will have nothing to do with him.
Li Maofang is also smart.
"I agree."
Wang Chengen only reacted at this time. He spoke quickly and ended up getting himself into trouble.
But once the words were spoken, it was too late to regret.
Moreover, he grew up watching Chongzhen and spent the darkest years with him. If there is one person in this world who truly cares about Chongzhen, it must be him.
Even if he took the risk, Wang Chengen would accept it if he could help Chongzhen.
No one among the three people present could have guessed that the person who agreed most with this strategy was actually Chongzhen.
When Chongzhen sent troops to attack Zuo Menggeng, he was furious on the surface, but in reality he was very clear about it.
Not only did the imperial court have no soldiers, it also had no money or food.
Just dealing with the northwest bandits has already exhausted all our strength.
If we send troops to Shandong again, I'm afraid the imperial court itself will collapse before the war begins.
Moreover, Zuo Mengeng made it clear that if the imperial court used force, he would cut off the canal.
The canal was broken once in the first year of Chongzhen, and Chongzhen still remembers the situation at that time.
He knew that if Zuo Menggeng really blocked the canal, the capital would definitely be in chaos without a fight, and millions of people who lacked food and clothing would eat him alive as the emperor.
If direct use of force doesn't work, then there is only one other way to think of it.
Zuo Liangyu's presence made Chongzhen's eyes light up.
Moreover, this is not the first time that Chongzhen has done this kind of thing.
When Hei Yunlong was captured by Hou Jin, Chongzhen captured Hei Yunlong's family, and then sent people to negotiate with Hei Yunlong so that Hei Yunlong could escape.
Although Heiyunlong later disappeared without a trace and his family was robbed by a mysterious person, at least it proved that this method was still effective.
"Um……"
Chongzhen was still very good to Wang Chengen and did not want the prestige of this most considerate servant to be damaged.
"Let Gao Qiqian handle this matter."
Anyway, Gao Qiqian is already in a state of guilt, and there is nothing he can do about it for several consecutive errands. If he can't make meritorious deeds this time, then he should really sacrifice his head to the flag.
Wang Chengen immediately understood Chongzhen's intention, burst into tears of gratitude, and quickly agreed.
Looking back, he called Gao Qiqian over and explained it carefully.
"Then Zuo Liangyu is also a strong general and has many close associates. You must be very careful in this matter and make sure nothing goes wrong again. This is the opportunity that the Emperor gives you to make meritorious deeds. You must be careful."
The high rise and hidden forehead are full of lawsuits.
He thought to himself that he had been so unlucky for eight lifetimes, why was he always assigned such dangerous jobs?
"Father-in-law, please show our family a clear path."