In December of the third year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen ordered the arrest of Yuan Chonghuan, the secretary of the military department and the right deputy capital of the imperial history, to escort him into Beijing. 『『【Full Text Reading】

Although many ministers don't like Yuan Chonghuan very much, if it is said that Yuan Chonghuan colluded with the Tartars to plot rebellion, many people shook their heads and expressed their disbelief.

"Dare to ask the emperor, there is evidence of this Yuan Chonghuan's rebellion. It is really inappropriate to kill a minister without conclusive evidence. Liu Zongzhou, the clear stream of the Donglin Party, asked out of class.

"yes. Oh, yes. The ministers began to whisper.

"Evidence, isn't this evidence enough," Chongzhen angrily threw down a letter and a letter from the dragon case, the letter was handwritten by Wang Pu, the general soldier of Datong, and the letter was a proposal and application written by Yuan Chonghuan himself. ”

"Wang Chengen, and tell the ministers the information that Jinyiwei has investigated. Chongzhen pointed at Wang Chengen and said.

According to Jinyiwei's investigation, Yuan Chonghuan secretly contacted the Tartar envoy, and the two had conspired in the tent for a long time. ”

"What," Wang Chengen's voice just fell, and the ministers were in a commotion again, and the important ministers of Xinjiang here conspired with the enemy country and did not dare to rebel, this is a serious crime.

"Your Majesty, Yuan Chonghuan should be killed. Wei Zhongxian's widow was in the middle of the party's household department, Gao Jie and others wrote books one after another, clamoring to kill Yuan Chonghuan to thank the world. The minister who had just defended Yuan Chonghuan was silent for a while.

"Alright. Well, how to deal with Yuan Chonghuan, I have my own decision. Retreat. Seeing the chaos above the court, Chongzhen was angry, and retreated directly to the inner court, and Wang Chengen hurriedly followed.

"Let's go, go to Ciqing Palace and have a look. Chongzhen, who was in a bad mood, walked directly to Ciqing Palace.

Ciqing Palace is the former Empress Yi'an Empress Zhang's residence, this Empress Yi'an is said to be a beauty, since entering the palace that is virtuous and virtuous, although Wei Zhongxian has repeatedly said bad things about the queen like the Emperor of the Apocalypse, but the Emperor of the Apocalypse still loves Yi'an. Since the death of Emperor Tianqi, Empress Yi'an has moved from Cining Palace to this Ciqing Palace. When she came to this Ciqing Palace, this queen has always been accompanied by the ancient Buddha of the green lantern.

"Your Majesty. See the Emperor. When the little eunuchs of Ciqing Palace saw that the emperor was coming, they quickly knelt down and kowtowed to say goodbye.

"Imperial sister-in-law. Imperial sister-in-law. Chongzhen went straight into the hall and called out to Empress Yi'an.

At this time, Empress Yi'an was kneeling in front of the Buddha, her hands kept turning the Buddha beads, and her mouth was still muttering something.

Seeing this, Chongzhen didn't bother Yi'an, and quietly found a Taishi chair and sat down.

Yi'an finally finished the morning class, put down the gavel in his hand, got up, and stood up, "How can the emperor have time to come to this palace today, this Yi'an Palace." ”

"The imperial sister-in-law is strict, and I have been entangled in trivial matters these days, so I don't have time to say hello to the imperial sister-in-law, and the imperial sister-in-law please forgive me. ”

"The emperor must be worried about Yuan Chonghuan's affairs. Amitabha. Yi An bowed deeply towards the Buddha statue.

"How did the imperial sister-in-law know. I have been worried about this matter for the past few days, and I hope that the imperial sister-in-law will advise. Being told by Empress Yi'an, Chongzhen stood up and respectfully asked.

"Your Majesty, you see that this candle is constantly swaying, do you say that it is moving by itself or is the wind blowing it," Yi'an did not answer Chongzhen, but pointed to the candlestick on the desk and asked.

"I think it's the wind that makes the candle sway from side to side. Although he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in this queen's gourd, Chongzhen still said what he thought in his heart.

"Not really. This palace thinks that it is the heart, and the heart does not move, so how can external objects make it move. Candles are still like this, let alone people shouting. Isn't it normal to inevitably encounter some gossip," Empress Zhang said.

"Imperial sister-in-law, you are interceding with me for Yuan Chonghuan," After hearing so much, Chongzhen understood that this queen Zhang was excusing Yuan Chonghuan.

"Your Majesty, Yuan Chonghuan is still more or less heard of in this palace. Although this person is a bit arrogant, there is no one in his eyes. But he is absolutely loyal to me. I think that when the emperor was alive, wasn't it this Yuan Chonghuan who killed the slave chief Nurhachi, and it can be regarded that this Yuan Chonghuan and Huang Taiji still had the revenge of killing their father. How could the Tartars collude with him, who would believe it when he said this, Your Majesty. Empress Yi'an was even a little excited.

"Could I have wronged him, I not only have a whistle-blowing letter written by Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Datong, but also a handwritten proposal by Yuan Chonghuan, and even Jinyiwei found out that he and Tatar had met in private. Could it be that I have wronged him, "Chongzhen sat down, picked up the tea and poured it down, "And he Yuan Chonghuan killed the minister of the imperial court Mao Wenlong and rescued the capital without coming in person, don't these show that he Yuan Chonghuan has a heart of disobedience?"

"Your Majesty. "Empress Yi'an still wants to persuade again.

"Okay, Emperor Taizu has always ordered that the harem and the inner court are not allowed to interfere in politics, and Yuan Chonghuan has his own judgment, and the imperial sister-in-law does not need to say it again. After speaking, Chongzhen brushed his sleeves and left.

"Hey. Looking at Chongzhen's distant back, Empress Zhang sighed. The emperor is so arbitrary, I don't know if it's good or bad for the Ming Dynasty.

Chongzhen had just walked away, and a person flashed out of Queen Yi'an's bedroom, kneeling down at Queen Yi'an, and said, "Minister Wang Feng bowed to thank the Queen Mother, today for Yuan Dashuai, I have offended the Queen Mother, and I hope the Queen Mother will forgive me." After speaking, he kowtowed heavily to Yi An. It turned out that after Yuan Chonghuan was arrested, Wang Feng went around trying to find a way to rescue him, and in Wang Feng's view, the only one left in the entire Ming Dynasty who could deal with Yuan Chonghuan was the Empress Dowager Yi'an, so today Wang Feng risked his life to see the Empress Dowager Zhang, and begged Empress Yi'an to help.

"Loyalty, please get up, you have also seen it, the emperor has made up his mind, and the palace can't do anything. Yi An let out a sigh, in her heart she also felt that what happened to Yuan Chonghuan might be unnecessary, but as a woman, she was really powerless.

"The Queen Mother doesn't have to blame herself, we have done our best, presumably Yuan Dashuai will not blame us anymore, now we can only pray that there will be a miracle in heaven. "For a beautiful woman like Yi'an, Wang Feng would never dare to blame, not to mention that she is still the queen mother.

"The general is very true, I hope that a miracle will happen. Yi An pinched the Buddha beads in his hand, and began to pray for Yuan Chonghuan in his mouth.

Chongzhen walked out of this Ci'an Palace angrily, and when he went out, he didn't forget to look back at the lintel of Yi'an Palace, but muttered in his mouth, "Imperial sister-in-law, why don't you even support me, am I really wrong?"