Wang Zhizheng instructed Zhou Cheng to buy wine and food to entertain Emperor Chongzhen. Emperor Chongzhen is in a good mood today, and plans to have a drink with Wang Zhizheng and others.

Chongguo Gong sat next to Emperor Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and raised the wine cup and said to Chongguo Gong: "Uncle has cultivated a capable brother for me, and I want to toast my uncle with a glass of wine here!"

Chongguo Gong hurriedly picked up the wine and saluted: "The emperor must not say this, the sixth minister bathed in the emperor's grace, and now that the national disaster is at the head, how can the children and grandchildren not fight for it?"

Emperor Chongzhen sighed and said: "I am young and lonely, I can have today, thanks to my grandmother and uncle, as well as the imperial brother and sister-in-law, especially the imperial sister-in-law, if it weren't for her, I am afraid that I would have been poisoned by Wei Zhongxian a long time ago, now that I think about it, I am still frightened in the middle of the night!"

Chongguo Gong said: "The minister is sincerely afraid, and I hope that the emperor will take back the word of thanks, otherwise how can the minister deal with himself?"

Emperor Chongzhen said: "I have sent Brother Wang to be the governor of the northern front, and he will set off in the near future to defend the Xuan and the big line for me. ”

Chongguo Gong was suddenly shocked, glanced at his son, and saw Wang Zhizheng winking at him. Knowing that the matter has come to this, although the mother does not let her son take risks and make it difficult, what can she do.

The old prince got up and said, "Your Majesty, if you use it, you can just greet it!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said: "Wang Zhifan has broken the Emperor Taiji five times in Liaodong, Wang Zhichen has been guarding Liao for many years, Wang Liangfu is the leader of the Jinyi Guard, and Wang Zhiqi is in charge of the Imperial Forest Army, I know that Chongguo Mansion is full of talents, and of course I will not treat Chongguo Mansion badly!"

Wang Zhizheng raised the wine cup with a smile and said: "The emperor doesn't know that my third brother Wang Zhifan once told Wen Tiren, the head of the cabinet, to kill me, hehe, speaking of it, I am also ashamed that I can't have a good relationship with my clansmen." ”

Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly: "Wang Zhifan's father and son are not on good terms with Chongguo Mansion, this is a matter of the Qing family, and it is inconvenient for me to interfere, but Aiqing must remember that whenever I am in one day, the saints of Chongguo Mansion will be prosperous for one day!"

Wang Zhizheng hurriedly stood up and said, "Wechen thank you for your grace!"

Emperor Chongzhen suddenly said to Chongguo Gong: "Uncle, I plan to order the construction of a mansion, so that Chongguo Mansion will have two dukes in one door, and Brother Wang will open another mansion." ”

Chongguo Gong stopped, quickly stood up and said: "The emperor must not be like this, Wei Chen is already a supreme minister of the eight great kingdoms of the Ming Dynasty, how dare he make another duke? After Wei Chen's death, Zheng'er was the Duke of Chongguo, and now he has been made a marquis by the emperor! He resigned as a marquis three times, and the emperor re-enshrined him three times, so that the holy family is the first in real numbers since the founding of the country!"

Wang Zhizheng also hurriedly said: "The emperor Mingjian, one door out of two dukes, it is indeed against the law of the ancestors!"

Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand: "No, my will has been decided, and there will be a decree tomorrow, and I will add the king to Zheng Guogong and the fief Zheng County." ”

Wang Zhizheng's father and son knelt down and wanted to resign, Emperor Chongzhen stood up and said: "Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, and if you resign, I will be displeased!"

Wang Zhizheng had no choice but to kneel and accept it.

Wang Zhizheng was crowned the prince of the country, which was so unexpected that this wine game suddenly became a little cramped and uneasy.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "This Chongguo duke, in the future, after a hundred years of uncle, his eldest grandson Liang will choose to inherit the title, and the title of Duke of Zheng Guo, after a hundred years of Wang Zhizheng, he will set up another son among the sons to inherit the title!

Wang Zhizheng suddenly said with a red smoke ring: "The holy grace is difficult, and Weichen has no choice but to accept it, but [Zhou Yi] has clouds: Kanglong has regrets." Wechen is already trembling now, walking on thin ice, if he is sealed again, Wechen really doesn't know how to deal with himself. ”

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said: "Don't worry, if you are not Liu must be the king, you are not surnamed Zhu, and I will not violate the law of the ancestors to confer your title as a king, Zheng Guogong, it is the highest level of your title, but I have always kept the position of the first assistant of the cabinet for you, as long as you want to enter the cabinet, it is the arrival of Jiang Taigong - the abdication of the gods!"

Wang Zhizheng hurriedly said: "I implore the Holy Lord, if we say this at home, we must not say it in the court, otherwise it will chill the hearts of loyal ministers!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "I, I have my own measure, Aiqing can rest assured." ”

Wang Zhizheng's heart was like being hit hard by Emperor Chongzhen, he thought that everything in the world was under control, but he didn't expect that Emperor Chongzhen would suddenly come out like this.

Emperor Chongzhen picked up the wine cup and said to Zhou Cheng, Huang Zongxi said: "Two generals, I once canonized Huang Zongxi as Pingyuan Male, that is Aiqing is only eighteen years old, how many thieves have changed with Brother Wang in recent years, if it weren't for you, how could Jinling's commercial tax reform be so smooth? I added Huang Zongxi as Pingyuanbo, Fengzhou as Zhenyuanbo, and Zhou Gong as Dingyuanbo!"

Zhou Cheng hurriedly said: "The emperor doesn't make fun of me, I'm just a watchdog in the Guogong Mansion, and the emperor even made me an earl, so I really don't know how to live in the future?"

Huang Zongxi knelt down and said: "The minister is young and ignorant, only twenty-three years old, how can he be a Pingyuan uncle?"

Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly: "Huo Qubing is twenty years old and is the wolf Juxu, Zhou Gongjin is thirty years old, Chibi is breaking Cao Cao, Sun Zhongmou is eighteen years old and is in charge of Jiangdong, and Huang Taiji's fourteenth brother Dolgon, isn't he only twenty years old, and he is already crowned king!

Huang Zongxi said: "How can Weichen compare with Zhou Lang, Huo Quai, and Sun Quan, Weichen is just a poor scholar......"

Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly: "We all grew up together, so don't pretend to be in front of me! You and Zhou Gong and Zhou Cheng will accept the seal together with Wang Zhizheng tomorrow!"

Chongguo Gong knelt down and kowtowed and said: "Weichen is afraid, Chongguo Mansion has one duke and three uncles a day, it's really ...... Let the old minister have something to say......"

Chongzhen hurriedly helped up Chongguo Gong: "Uncle is old, don't give frequent gifts, I gave everything I can today, after Brother Wang comes out, Beisai doesn't have to be a Beijing teacher, there are many dangers, and the Tartar is extremely ferocious, this is not a good errand!"

After Emperor Chongzhen left, Chongguo Gong's father and son and Zhou Cheng and Huang Zongxi were stunned, and several people sat down and didn't know what to say. Wang Zhizheng took the lead in breaking the silence: "The emperor blindly seals it, which is really not a good thing for our Chongguo Mansion!"

Chongguo Gong also said with a heavy heart: "Yes, when you came back from Jinling, you made great contributions, and the emperor did not seal it, and now you haven't gone out yet, so you will be sealed in front, it is difficult to guarantee that it is not uneasy!"

Zhou Cheng said: "Grandpa Guo, I see, you are too worried, think about it, you are his uncle, the master is his cousin, and he has been on an errand for so many years, and he should be sealed!

Wang Zhizheng smiled, raised his head and said: "In recent years, the emperor's suspicions have become more and more serious, especially after the death of Inspector Yuan, the emperor has become more and more resourceful in doing things! Before Inspector Yuan went out to Liaodong at that time, the emperor also added endless seals and gave him the right to heaven, but as a result, Ling Chi was executed, and the end was extremely bad!"

When Wang Zhizheng said this, he raised his head and said to Chongguo Gong: "Dad, Zheng Guogong's title, I can't refuse, so I accept it, but I won't open a mansion, our Chongguo Mansion is not separated, and this Zheng Guogong doesn't need to open a mansion to enjoy the fiefdom and let him be a continuation of his life?"

Chongguo Gong nodded heavily: "That's all." ”